As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Dominic Waldeier takes over the management of the finance division. As Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Ulrike Wörz is responsible for the development and implementation of the corporate strategy. Marcus Knödler and Volker Cwielong will be responsible for the management of the Purem by Eberspächer division in a dual leadership role as Co-CEOs. The management of the automotive supplier is completed by Uwe Johnen as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO).

"We are convinced that the division of responsibilities and the inclusion of the new members in our Management Board will enable us to meet the challenges of the coming years and fulfill the trust of our stakeholders - shareholders and banks," explains Martin Peters, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Management Board of the Eberspächer Group. The liquidity required for the future is secured by a newly concluded syndicated loan agreement with a term of three years.

Trio extends the top

In future, three members of the Management Board will be responsible for finance, strategy and transformation across the Group: Dominic Waldeier has been appointed CFO. The 48-year-old has been working for the Eberspaecher Group since 2020 and was already responsible for the company's finance department as Executive Vice President Finance. The aim of his new role is to anchor the commercial functions more firmly in the operating business and to ensure central management on the basis of an integrated and Group-wide organization. Previously, the lawyer and finance expert worked for Bayer AG for over 16 years in various positions, most recently as CFO for the Middle East region.

Ulrike Wörz is taking on the new role of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). The 51-year-old industrial engineer has been with the company since 2001. She has experience in strategy and corporate development as well as successful strategy implementation in the context of large projects and previously headed this area as Vice President Corporate Strategy & Development.

The position of CTO (Chief Transformation Officer) will be held by Uwe Johnen. The 58-year-old will assume responsibility for the implementation of success-critical projects. He brings with him over 25 years of experience in consulting, most recently at the Boston Consulting Group and in management roles in industry.

Dual leadership for exhaust technology
A dual leadership team is taking over the management of the Purem by Eberspächer division. Marcus Knödler and Volker Cwielong will lead the automotive supplier's Purem by Eberspächer exhaust technology division as Co-CEOs. Both have been with the company for over five years. Cwielong was previously responsible for the European business with over 4,500 employees, while Knödler was head of finance at Purem by Eberspächer. As a business economist (MBA), 51-year-old Knödler's management experience includes CFO positions at Talis Holding and BorgWarner Europe, and he was a deputy member of the Executive Board and CFO of BERU AG. Volker Cwielong was previously a member of the management team at Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik and held various management positions at SaarGummi and Brose Fahrzeugteile. The 45-year-old industrial engineer also holds an MBA.

Dr. Thomas Waldhier, CEO Purem by Eberspächer, is leaving the Eberspächer Group at his own request. "I would like to expressly thank Dr. Waldhier for a decade of successful cooperation," emphasizes Managing Partner Martin Peters on Waldhier's departure. The 59-year-old had been Managing Director of the Exhaust Technology Division (Purem by Eberspächer since 2021) since 2012. He successfully shaped the division's international growth and strengthened its market position with a balanced customer portfolio in the passenger car and commercial vehicle sector. Under his leadership, the division has grown to around 40 locations and over 7,000 employees worldwide.

Dr. Jörg Schernikau will remain Managing Director (COO) in his current areas of responsibility for the two divisions Climate Control Systems / Automotive Controls. He will also manage the Group's hydrogen fuel cell activities.