Press release
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FEV Group Reinforces its
Operations in Europe, South
America, and Asia
Dr. Ernst Scheid and Dr. Michael Wilhelm assume
management leadership of newly-founded FEV Asia
GmbH, Dr. Norbert Alt becomes executive vice president
of FEV GmbH.
The FEV Group Holding GmbH has taken another important step
towards meeting the international needs of its clients in an even
more market-appropriate manner: The renowned development
service provider has restructured the global management of its
subsidiaries and continues to strengthen the structure of its local
sales organizations in Asia, Europe and South America.
FEV’s Asian market business will be reorganized under a newly
founded company, FEV Asia GmbH, to which all Asian FEV
subsidiaries will report. As part of this new Asian business
structure, Dr. Ernst Scheid becomes chairman of the executive
board and Dr. Michael Wilhelm has been appointed executive vice
president.
Changes were also announced within the Executive Board of FEV
GmbH, which is responsible for FEV’s activities in Europe and
South America. Dr. Jens Ludmann has been named chairman of
the executive board of FEV GmbH. In addition, Dr. Norbert Alt,
vice president business region Europe & South America has been
appointed as an executive vice president of FEV GmbH joining
current executive vice presidents Dr. Ernst Scheid and Sami
Sagur.
“The personnel and structural changes are an important step
toward optimizing our globally oriented operations and structuring
our local operating activities to better meet our customers’ needs,”
explains Professor Stefan Pischinger, president and CEO of the
FEV Group. “With the foundation of FEV Asia GmbH, we are
recognizing the increasing importance of Asian markets, while the
European operations are being further reinforced.”
Personnel Background:
Dr. Ernst Scheid has been an executive vice president of FEV GmbH since
2001 and is responsible for the business region “East”.
Since 2008, Dr. Michael Wilhelm has held the position of vice president
business region “East”. As such, he is responsible for sales activities in Asia
and Eastern Europe.
Dr. Jens Ludmann, executive vice president of FEV GmbH, assumed
responsibility for the European business of FEV on July 1, 2015. Prior to that,
he was chief technology officer at the Chinese automobile manufacturer Qoros
Auto Co. Ltd.
Dr. Norbert Alt has worked at FEV since 1989. As vice president business
region Europe & South America, he has been responsible for sales in those
regions since 2006.
About FEV
The FEV Group with headquarters in Aachen, Germany, is an internationally
recognized development service provider for drive and vehicle technologies.
The company offers its global transport industry customers a complete range
of engineering services, providing support in the design, analysis and
prototyping for powertrain and transmission development, as well as vehicle
integration, calibration and homologation for advanced internal combustion
gasoline-, diesel-, and alternative-fueled powertrains. FEV's competencies also
include design, development and prototyping of innovative vehicle concepts,
powertrain electronic control systems and hybrid-electric engine concepts that
address future emission and fuel economy standards. The Testing Solutions
division is a global supplier of advanced test cell, instrumentation and test
equipment. The FEV Group employs a staff of over 4,000 highly skilled
specialists at advanced technical centers on four continents.
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Captions
[FEV Asia GmbH Management]
Dr. Ernst Scheid (l.) has assumed the chairmanship of the
executive board of the newly-founded FEV Asia GmbH. Dr.
Michael Wilhelm has been appointed executive vice president.
Source: FEV GmbH
[FEV GmbH Management]
Dr. Jens Ludmann (l.) has been named chairman of the executive
board at FEV GmbH. Dr. Norbert Alt, vice president business
region Europe & South America, has become a new member of
the board.
Source: FEV GmbH
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Contact
FEV GmbH
Patrick Gälweiler
Phone: +49 241 5689-6452
E-mail: gaelweiler@fev.com
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