ZF Appoints Former BorgWarner, Hella Exec to Board
ZF has recently announced the appointment of Dr.
Martin Fischer, former Hella and BorgWarner (BW) executive, as a new member of
the ZF executive board. It is planned that Mr. Fisher will join the board in
early November and take the lead in driver assist systems, electronics, active
and passive safety, the North and South America regions, and corporate quality.
He will replace Franz Kleiner, who plans to retire at the beginning of next
year.
Martin Fischer
Mr. Fischer, who has a phD in electrical
engineering, started his labor activity at VDO, where he was specialized in
chassis and wireless solutions. Subsequently in 2006, he joined the spare parts
supplier Hella, where he was designated for managerial positions in Germany and
the U.S. In eight years; Mr. Fischer got a job in BW, where he worked as a
vice-president and chief executive of the turbo charger division. In 2018,
Fischer became the head of BW's global transmissions solutions entity. In that
position, he was in charge of BW’s 18-site transmission systems business.
According to ZF, Mr. Fisher has a wealth of
experience in decision-making positions at big automotive companies. For almost
twenty years of meticulous work in the auto industry, Mr. Fisher managed to
gain invaluable expertise in the field of electronics and facilitated to
implementation of the BW’s strategy of shifting from standard to electrified
gearboxes.
Franz Kleiner
ZF also expresses its great appreciation to retiring Franz Kleiner, who played a key role in the incorporation of TRW, which ZF purchased in 2015. Mr. Kleiner played a key role in ZF’s international growth and the company wishes him best of luck in all of his future endeavors.
