Dr. Frank Beste

Responsibility: lead R&D technology roadmap, global innovation footprint implementation, strong steering & intrinsic value monitoring Tasks: scout innovation ideas and navigate open-R&D process with research partners. Set R&D priorities along strategic direction and revenue-gap analysis with EVPs. Monitor changing EU & Austrian research funding ecosystem, maintain strategic research-partner consortia & provide high-quality proposals for priorized funding opps.

Responsibility: Transform China technical center in a recognized innovation partner for engineering & testing services for pwt electrification. Provide overall direction, strategy, execution and financial monitoring of operations. Tasks: establish full local accountability supported by global corporate strength. Provide China techn solutions for global market. Leadership for employee commitment & retention Crisis Management: Lead local through COVID pandemic and maintain operation during Shanghai lockdown

Responsibility: Manage group of complex technology transformation projects for vehicle powertrain electrification with TO >60m€ Tasks: program scope management, phasing and milestone planning, stakeholder communication, technical coordination and execution, risk assessment & mitigation and customer relationship management

Responsibilities: buildup new Technical Center and start operation by defining core mission, local service portfolio and derive market positioning. Implementation of the phase roadmap. Tasks: Coordinate the Technical Center construction, equipment commissioning, talent acquisition and training. Governance & reporting to global headquarter. Establish organization and respected leadership structure. Implement operation processes, start QA & CIP and initiate / manage client relationships

Responsibility: Overall technical product development for commercial on-road and off-road applications from conception to end-of-life Tasks: derive key performance targets from technical strategy, overall program execution ownership, budget and resource management, 8D issue resolution escalation and technical customer alignment

Head of AVL's design department for passenger car engine product design services

design expert for combustion engine design and its components. Part-Project Manager for engine design tasks

Design engineer for combustion engine components and variable valve train systems

Dissertation: Magnesium compound structure for high-load application

Thesis: investigation of wind loads on building cladding

Thesis: Investigation of the fluid mechanical similarity between full scale and wind tunnel test s on wind permeable facade Systems