4 GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Group Executive Board had six members on December 31, 2023: the CEO, the CFO and the four Business Group Heads. Additional information about the Group Executive Board members:
Eelco Spoelder
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)1
Dutch national (1972)
Member of the Group Executive Board since March 27, 2023 . Educational and professional background; Master of Business Administration, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, USA; Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands; from 1996 to 2003 various functions in Purchasing at Continental AG, Germany (former Philips Car Systems); from 2004 to 2007 Vice President Infotainment Solutions & Radio Navigation divisions in the Americas at Continental AG, North America (former Siemens VDO); from 2008 to 2011 Vice President Business Unit Instrumentation & Driver HMI and from 2012 to 2016 Executive Vice President & Head of Business Unit Instrumentation & Driver HMI at Continental AG, Germany; from 2016 to 2017 Chief Operating Officer Executive Vice President & Member of Executive Committee, responsible for Group Global Operations, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Total Customer Satisfaction, Quality and IT; from 2017 to 2023 President Faurecia Seating Executive Vice President & Member of Executive Committee at Forvia Faurecia, France; in the current function since 2023 . Other activities and vested interests Please refer to the remuneration report
- 1 since March 27, 2023, previously Matthias Holzammer
Bernhard Wiehl
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
German national (1967)
Member of the Group Executive Board since 2019 . Education and professional background Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen, Germany; degree in Industrial Engineering (FH), University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen, Germany; from 1994 to 2000 various functions at TRW Automotive, Germany; from 2000 to 2004 Head of Finance & Controlling, Hella Lighting Systems, Germany; from 2004 to 2006 Director Program Management and from 2006 to 2007 Vice President Program Management and Controlling Europe, at Hydraulik-Ring, Germany; from 2007 to 2011 Head Finance & Controlling and Member of Executive Board, Electronics Division and from 2011 to 2013 Head Finance & Con- trolling and Member of Executive Board, Lighting Division, Hella, Germany; from 2013 to October 2019 Head Finance & Controlling Business Group Europe, Autoneum, Switzerland; in the current function since 2019 . Other activities and vested interests Please refer to the remuneration report
Daniel Bentele
Head Business Group Europe2
German national (1973)
Member of the Group Executive Board since July 1, 2023 . Educational and professional background Diploma in Industrial Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Germany; from 2003 to 2005 Assistant to the COO and Product Line Manager at BEHR GmbH & Co. Stuttgart, Germany; from 2005 to 2008 Production Manager at BEHR America Inc. - Dayton plant; from 2008 to 2009 Project Coordinator BEHR Korea and from 2009 to 2012 Manager Pusan plant and Deputy General Manager at BEHR Korea Inc. (South Korea); from 2012 to 2014 Manager Pforzheim plant at MAHLE Behr GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany; from 2014 to 2017 Regional Head South America / CEO at MAHLE Behr Gerenciamento Ltda. (South America); from 2017 to 2019 Vice President Profit Center Industrial Applications and CEO at MAHLE Industrial Thermal Systems GmbH & Co. KG; from 2020 to 2023 Vice President Region Asia Pacific, Thermal Management at MAHLE Holding, China; 2023 Vice President Strategy & Innovation at Faurecia Seating, France; in the current function since 2023 . Other activities and vested interests Please refer to the remuneration report
- 2 since July 1, 2023, previously Dr. Alexandra Bendler
Fausto Bigi
Head Business Group SAMEA
Brazilian national (1959)
Member of the Group Executive Board since 2016 . Educational and professional background Masters in Business Administration, INSEAD, France, and Graduation in Mechanical Engineering, Brazil; from 1986 to 1993 Senior Manager at Itautec Informatica, Brazil; from 1993 to 2006 various management functions at Valeo Automotive Systems, last assignment as Branch Marketing Director Lighting Division, France; from 2006 to 2008 Purchasing Director South America, Faurecia, Brazil; from 2008 to 2011 Head South America, Rieter, Brazil; from 2011 to 2012 Deputy Head Business Group SAMEA, Autoneum, Brazil; from 2012 to 2016 CEO Correias Mercúrio S.A., Brazil; in the current function since 2016 . Other activities and vested interests Please refer to the remuneration report
Andreas Kolf
Head Business Group Asia
German national (1962)
Member of the Group Executive Board since 2016 . Educational and professional background Lawyer; from 1995 to 2001 various management functions at Tiger Wheels Holding, South Africa; from 2002 to 2004 CEO Federal-Mogul Gorzyce S.A., Poland; from 2004 to 2005 Managing Director, Borbet Thüringen GmbH, Germany; from 2005 to 2006 Global Sales Director, Federal-Mogul GmbH, Germany; from 2006 to 2011 Executive Director Operations, Federal-Mogul India; from 2011 to 2013 Director Operations Federal-Mogul Asia Pacific, China; from 2013 to 2016 Vice President and Managing Director Federal-Mogul India; in the current function since 2016 . Other activities and vested interests Please refer to the remuneration report
Greg Sibley
Head Business Group North America
US national (1964)
Member of the Group Executive Board since 2019 . Education and professional background Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago (IL), USA; Masters in Business Adminis- tration in Operations Management and Finance, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI), USA; from 1986 to 1997 various management functions with US automotive companies; from 1997 to 2004 various management functions at Emission Control Division with Tenneco, USA; from 2004 to 2007 Vice President Product Development and Strategic Sourcing with Trico Products, USA; from 2008 to 2010 Executive Director Engineering and from 2011 to 2013 Vice President Engineering and Manufacturing; 2014 Vice President Operations Europe and 2015 Vice President and General Manager North America, Clean Air Division at Tenneco, USA; from 2016 to 2018 President Business Unit Americas at Eberspaecher, USA; in the current function since 2019 . Other activities and vested interests Please refer to the remuneration report
MATTHIAS HOLZAMMER
CEO until March, 27, 2023
German national (1965)
Personal data: https://autoneum.com/cv_matthias_holzammer_en
DR. ALEXANDRA BENDLER
Head Business Group Europe until June 30, 2023
German national (1973)
Personal data: https://autoneum.com/cv_alexandra_bendler_en
Permissible activities outside the Autoneum Group
According to §20 of the Articles of Association1, no member of the Group Executive Board may assume more than four additional mandates. No more than two of these may be held with listed companies; they have to be approved by the Board of Directors prior to acceptance. This restriction does not apply to (a) mandates held with companies that control or are controlled by Autoneum Holding Ltd; (b) mandates assumed by a member of the Group Executive Board by order of Autoneum Holding Ltd or companies under its control; (c) mandates held with companies that do not qualify as companies within the meaning of Art. 727, para. 1, clause 2 of the Swiss Code of Obligations; (d) mandates held with nonprofit organizations and foundations as well as pension funds. The number of mandates pursuant to (c) and (d) is limited to a total of 20. Mandates held with various legal entities that are under joint control or controlled by the same beneficial owner count as one mandate. Mandates held with the supreme management or administrative body of a legal entity that is required to be registered in the commercial register or an equivalent register abroad count as mandates.
Mandates of the Group Executive Board must be approved by the Board of Directors prior to their acceptance.
Management contracts
There are no management contracts between Autoneum Holding Ltd and third parties.