Dr. Roland L. Wittmann

Products: EDS (wiring harness), connection systems, electronics and Instrumentation

Member of the executive leadership team, leading the global sales activities of Aptiv connection systems with $3.4bn annual revenue and a global team of 350 FTEs. Product Segments: - Electrical/Electronic Architecture (terminals, connectors, assemblies) - Infotainment (USB ports and hubs, wireless charging) - E-mobility (charging cables)

Global P&L responsibility for european OEM Business Units (sales, application engineering, supporting functions,...) with $0.8bn annual revenue and 6 direct reports (Business Unit Managing Directors). Product Segments: - Active Safety Electronics (radar sensors, vision sensors, processing units, software) - Passive Safety Electronics (airbag ECUs and sensors)

Led the global sales activities for European customers with $0.8bn annual revenue and 6 direct reports (Sales Directors). Total team size 25 FTEs. Product Segments: - Active Safety Electronics (radar sensors, vision sensors, processing units, software) - Passive Safety Electronics (airbag ECUs and sensors)

Guest lecturer for International Management

Led the global sales activities for European customers with $0.8bn annual revenue and 6 direct reports (Sales Directors). Total team size 25 FTEs. Product Segments: - Active Safety Electronics (radar sensors, vision sensors, processing units, software) - Passive Safety Electronics (airbag ECUs and sensors)

Led a Global Business Unit (incl P&L) with $0.7bn annual revenue and 7 direct reports plus the european passive safety sales of $2.6bn annual revenue with 12 dotted line reports. Product Segments: - Airbags - Seatbelts - Steering Wheels - Active Safety Electronics (radar sensors, vision sensors, processing units) - Passive Safety Electronics (airbag ECUs and sensors)

Led global account teams from $40m up to $300m annual revenue with up to 20 direct reports. Product Segments: - Electrical/Electronic Architecture (terminals, connectors, assemblies) - Infotainment (USB ports and hubs, wireless charging) - E-mobility (charging cables)

My focus was to drive new business development activities in Japan, China, South-Korea and India (by order of focus) while serving some mid-size Tier customers (up to §13m annual revenue) with a global team of 5 people. Product Segments: - micro switches and switch assemblies - contactless switches and sensors - electronic and mechatronic assemblies

Global R&D program responsibility for selected seating projects with LT revenue up to $50m. Teams were based in EMEA, Americas and Asia. Supported the Global Account Management for all technical aspects of both running business and new business development. Product Segments: - suspended driver seats - seat benches

I started my carreer with an apprenticeship in electronics after which I worked for another 6 months in manufacturing engineering.

Doctoral thesis in technology management

Produktmanagement Diploma thesis in process and cost analysis