Robert Wittmann new Spokesman of the Management Board at Gebr. Bode GmbH & Co. KG, Kassel

Robert Wittmann new Spokesman of the Management Board at Gebr. Bode GmbH & Co. KG, Kassel

Munich / Kassel, 30 September 2016 – Robert Wittmann (50) has been appointed Spokesman of the Management Board at Gebr. Bode GmbH & Co. KG (“Schaltbau Bode”), Kassel, with effect from 1 October 2016. As new member of the management team, Mr Wittmann will be responsible for the Automotive and Bus fields as well as for Operations and Quality.

After completing his studies in mechanical and automotive engineering in Munich, in 1994 Robert Wittmann was initially employed at TAKATA Europe and then in 2000 at AUTOLIV B.V. & Co. KG, where he was variously responsible for development, project management, sales and finally as Vice President for the customer VW in China as well as Customer Director for Audi, Seat and VW USA/Mexico. As from 2008, Mr Wittmann headed up a business unit at LEONI AG, Kitzingen/Nuremberg, responsible for sales of more than EUR 250 million and several production locations in North Africa, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine.

Most recently, from 2011, Mr Wittmann was CEO of the FRITZMEIER Group, a manufacturer of cabs for off-highway vehicles, composite components for commercial vehicles, and carbon structural components for the electric mobility sector, generating annual sales in the region of EUR 500 million.

Within the Mobile Transportation Technology segment of the Schaltbau Group, Mr Wittmann will be responsible for leveraging the entire portfolio of the Schaltbau Group to establish the Automotive and Bus fields on an international basis.

The Management Board of Schaltbau Bode additionally comprises Thomas Giebisch (CEO Rail) and Sven Oelert (CFO).

Schaltbau Bode, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schaltbau Holding AG, Munich, is a leading supplier of door and boarding systems for buses, trains and commercial vehicles. Its range of products and services comprises the development, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and maintenance of door and boarding systems for delivery vehicles, city buses and coaches as well as urban, regional, and high-speed trains.

With annual sales approaching EUR 500 million and 3,000 employees worldwide, the Schaltbau Group is a leading supplier of components and systems in the field of transportation technology and the capital goods industry. The companies of the Schaltbau Group supply complete level crossing systems, train formation and signal technology, door and boarding systems for buses, trains and commercial vehicles, sanitary systems, interior fittings, communications and safety systems for railway vehicles, industrial brakes for container cranes and wind turbines, and also high- and low-voltage components for rolling stock as well as for other fields of application. Its innovative and future-oriented products make Schaltbau a key industrial business partner, particularly in the field of transportation technology.