Dr. Uwe Pichler-Necek

CEO and legal representative of Porsche Engineering China (PECN). PECN is a Porsche group company with approximately 250 team members in China. As part of the ongoing business transformation PECN has become a strategic R&D partner of Porsche in China and is also part of the new Porsche China One R&D set-up. Porsche Engineering Group was established in 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Porsche AG and traces its history back to 1931 when Porsche created its first engineering office subsidiary.

Head of business units for vehicle, electrification, smart mobility and transmission systems in China. PnL responsibility. Location management. Engineering and testing services for vehicle integration and CAE, system engineering incl. software development, special focus on xEV and new technologies.

Management of "turn-key" vehicle projects incorporating major automotive technology areas as electromobility, connectivity, autonomy and shared mobility concepts. Leader of distributed team set-up in China and Europe with full technical and commercial responsibility.

Head of Engineering Team Magna Steyr China (Jiading, Wuhan, Shenyang Branch) Global responsibility for all activities regarding new smart EV projects at Magna Steyr comprising acquisition, project management, business cases, contractual framework etc. in the feasibility phase of vehicle development and vehicle production. Special focus on strategic projects with non-automotive companies e.g. in technology and IT space also including future mobility concepts towards autonomous driving.

Reporting to SVP Global Engineering; Member of Magna Powertrain’s Global Leadership Team. Responsibilities: Head of Advanced Engineering team China: - EV / HEV / New Energy Vehicle business start-up China - Engineering service business for vehicle, powertrain and inhouse software - In charge of 2 engineering locations: Shanghai; Changzhou - Businessplanning - PNL - Input for China strategy

- Located @ Magna HQ Shanghai - Member of Magna Powertrain’s Global Leadership Team - Reporting to Senior Vice President Global Sales & Marketing - Coordination of Business Development Activities for Magna Powertrain - Special focus on electric driveline systems / systems & components for new energy vehicles, low cost awd / 4wd systems, product localization in China and Asia - Market-, customer- and competitor analysis - Asia input for corporate strategy and product portfolio

• Product portfolio of chassis actuators for steering, braking and active body control • Global actuator and ECU strategy for MPT Driveline Systems Group • Chassis Control Systems business plan, technology roadmap and strategy definition • Early phase customer contacts • Market and competitor analysis • M&A activities

Responsibilities: - Advanced development of new steering products - Competitor analysis, cost analysis, identification of required core competencies - proposals of potential suppliers and dev. partners - creation of IPs and USPs

Responsibilities: - Introduction of new technologies (active chassis components, ...) to Asian OEMs - Concept work for Asian OEMs - Event organisation - Competitor and market analysis - Input for Asia strategy of Magna Powertrain

Responsibilities: - Introduction of a requirements management tool as part of a SPICE certification - Mechatronics content of Japanese customer project

Responsibilities: - Simulation model library using a configuration management system - Concept work, e.g. for rear wheel steering system

Customer project for Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau: Investigations concerning the damping of oscillations in a rolling process by means of hydraulic actuators

Industry driven projects: - Investigations regarding the closed loop control of a machine used in sand casting process (2004) - Stability investigations of transformer coils (2003) - Nanopositioning by means of piezoelectric actuators (2003) - Development of a usersoftware for the simulation of the dynamic behavior of a machine used in sand casting process (2002) - Temperature compensation of an automotive pressure sensor (2000)

Static and dynamic investigations (3D FE calculations) of a level crossing system.

Scientific studies within the field of mechanics of smart structures

- Surface visualization and analysis of 3D hot forming parts - Finite element calculations

Technical Mechanics

Production and logistics management, strategic management