Franz-Josef Kortüm
Franz-Josef Kortüm is a member of the Advisory Board. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Board from 2013 to the end of 2023.
He studied business administration at the universities of Münster and Regensburg. From 1976 to 1992 the business administration graduate held various management positions at Daimler AG and was, among other things, General Manager of the Domestic Commercial Vehicle Sales Division. Following his tenure as CEO at Audi AG, Franz-Josef Kortüm joined Webasto AG in 1994 where he was Chairman of the Managing Board for 13 years. In early 2013 he was appointed to the supplier’s supervisory board and had been its chairman from 2018 to 2019. He is also a member on other supervisory boards in Germany and abroad.
For his entrepreneurial achievements and many years of volunteer work, especially as a member of the managing boards of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the Bavarian Industry Association (vbw), Franz-Josef Kortüm received the Federal Cross of Merit in February 2008.
Dr. Bernd Bohr
Dr. Bernd Bohr is a member of the Advisory Board. Furthermore, he was appointed to the re-established Technology Advisory Board, which assesses the current situation and strategy of our product and manufacturing development twice a year.
He studied mechanical engineering, specializing in production technology, at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Universität in Aachen. After completing his dissertation in control engineering, he held various management positions at Robert Bosch GmbH, including worldwide responsibility for the company's automotive electronics division. Dr. Bernd Bohr managed the development of the antilock braking system and Brakes division before being appointed as member of the Management Board in 1999. From 2003 to 2013, he was chairman of the Bosch’s Automotive Group business sector, with responsibility for the worldwide automotive activities.
Dr. Bernd Bohr is active in the automotive sector in an advisory capacity. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA and a member of the Supervisory Board of Deutz AG.