Schaeffler has appointed Matthias Zink as co-CEO Automotive, responsible for Transmission Systems, Automotive Aftermarket and Research and Development, succeeding Norbert Indlekofer, who left the company last December at his own request.
“We are delighted to have appointed Matthias Zink to the executive board of Schaeffler,” said chairman, Georg Schaeffler. “Zink is a long-standing employee of Schaeffler and a renowned expert in transmission systems.
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“He will play a decisive role in the further development of our offering into the direction of electric mobility.”
Zink started working as a test engineer at the Schaeffler brand, LuK in Bühl, Germany, subsequently holding various leadership positions before becoming responsible for the Clutch Systems Business Unit in 2006.
After leading the business unit for six years, he assumed the position as president of Schaeffler Automotive Asia/Pacific in China in 2012.
In 2014, Zink transferred back to Germany to become president of the Transmission Technologies Business Unit and in July that year, was appointed president of the Transmission Systems Business Division.
