Published

Former BorgWarner Exec Joins ZF Board

ZF Friedrichshafen AG has appointed Martin Fischer to its management board to oversee safety systems, electronics and advanced driver assist systems in the Americas.
#electronics

Share

ZF Friedrichshafen AG has appointed Martin Fischer to its management board with responsibilities for active and passive safety systems, electronics and advanced driver assist systems in North and South America.

Fischer begins his new assignment on Nov. 1. He will succeed Franz Kleiner, who plans to retire at the start of 2020 after a 13-year career with ZF and 15 years with Daimler AG.

Fischer joins ZF from BorgWarner Inc., where he most recently led the company’s global transmission business. He previously was the president of Hella’s corporate center in Plymouth, Mich., and also worked for Siemens VDO Automotive. The 49-year-old holds a doctorate degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany.

RELATED CONTENT

  • GM Develops a New Electrical Platform

    GM engineers create a better electrical architecture that can handle the ever-increasing needs of vehicle systems

  • 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD Momentum and R-Design

    Back in 2004, Volvo introduced a concept vehicle, called “Your Concept Vehicle,” in which case the pronoun essentially referred to women because as the company pointed out, the YCC was “the first car designed and developed almost exclusively by women.” Some would say that Volvo was ahead of its time—way ahead—with this idea.

  • On the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro: The Sixth Generation

    The fifth-generation Camaro brought the nameplate back from what could have been oblivion. The sixth is taking it in the right direction.

Gardner Business Media - Strategic Business Solutions