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New Advisory Board for Continental Intelligent
Transportation Systems
● Satish Khatu, Helmut Matschi, Samir Salman are appointed Advisory Board Members
Regensburg, Germany, January 21, 2015. Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems, LLC,
headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, announced today that effective January, 2015, Satish
Khatu, former IBM General Manager, Global Industrial Sector, Helmut Matschi, member of the
Continental Executive Board and Head of the Interior Division, and Samir Salman, CEO NAFTA
Continental Automotive Divisions, will be appointed as members of its new Advisory Board.
Following the announcement, Helmut Matschi noted: “With the decisions made today, the Advisory
Board of Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems is now complete and well structured. This
is a further step in our mission to significantly improve mobility and safety by forging strong
partnerships in both the tech and automotive realm and leading Continental Intelligent
Transportation Systems on into a sustainably successful future.” Matschi added, “in Satish Khatu
we have a new Advisory Board member whose expertise and experience fit perfectly to our
mission. His understanding of the automotive industry and information technology along with his
unique global perspective will be extremely valuable for ITS.”
Satish Khatu is a former IBM General Manager, Global Industrial Sector and was responsible for
IBM’s business globally for key manufacturing industries including Automotive, Electronics, and
Aerospace. During his successful career at IBM, Satish Khatu held key US leadership positions in
Sales, Finance, Strategy and Services. He also managed IBM’s Services business across growth
markets in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Central & Eastern Europe and led IBM’s
business in India and Southeast Asia. Satish Khatu holds a Bachelor of Technology from IIT,
Mumbai as well as a Master in Engineering from University of Cincinnati and M.B.A. in Marketing.
Your contact:
Eva Appold, phone: +49 69-7603-2593
-2Helmut Matschi studied at Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, where he
obtained a degree in Communications Technology. He had a long career within Siemens AG. With
the acquisition of Siemens VDO by Continental AG in 2007, Mr. Matschi took over the position as
Head of the Division Interior. In August 2009, Mr. Matschi was appointed as a member of the
Executive Board of Continental AG.
Samir Salman earned a mechanical engineering degree and a master of business degree from the
University of Giessen in Germany. He joined Continental in 1998. Salman is currently Chief
Executive Officer, NAFTA Region and coordinates the North American activities of the three
automotive divisions – Chassis & Safety, Powertrain and Interior, and central functions such as
engineering, finance, quality, information technology, human resources, purchasing,
communications and marketing. He is also Senior Vice President of Vehicle Dynamics (VED)
Business Unit.
Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner,
the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe,
comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2014, the corporation generated preliminary sales of
approximately €34.5 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tire, and ContiTech.
Continental employs more than 190,000 people in 49 countries.
In the Interior division, everything revolves around information management and intelligent transport
systems. The wide range of products for various vehicle categories includes instruments, multifunction
displays and head-up displays, control devices, vehicle access and tire information systems, radios,
infotainment and operating systems, climate control units, telematics solutions and services, software and
cockpits. All this for a variety of vehicles. Interior currently employs more than 34,300 employees worldwide
and had 2013 revenue of €6.6 billion.
Contact for journalists:
Susanne Einzinger
Vice President Communications
Continental
Interior Division
Siemensstrasse 12
93055 Regensburg,Germany
Phone: +49 941 790 5669
E-mail: susanne.einzinger@continentalcorporation.com
Your contact:
Eva Appold, phone: +49 69-7603-2593
Eva Appold
Manager Communications Intelligent
Transportation Systems
Continental
Division Interior
Sodener Strasse 9,
65824 Schwalbach, Germany
Phone: +49 06196 87-2593
E-mail: eva.appold@continental-corporation.com
-3Kathryn Blackwell
Vice President Communications and
Marketing NAFTA Region
Continental Automotive Systems Inc.
One Continental Dr. Auburn Hills,
MI 48326, USA
Phone: +1 248 393-6593
E-mail: kathryn.blackwell@continentalcorporation.com
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