As of October 2022, Dr. Dirk Linzmeier will become CEO and member of the Executive Board of TTTech Auto AG. This was unanimously agreed upon by the TTTech Auto Supervisory Board.
Dirk Linzmeier has more than 20 years’ experience in the automotive industry. Before joining TTTech Auto, he was CEO of OSRAM Continental for five years and established the joint venture in the automotive industry with 1,500 employees at 16 locations.
The 45-year-old succeeds company co-founder Georg Kopetz, who will move to the Supervisory Board of TTTech Auto AG after successfully establishing the company in the market and obtaining 250 million euros in its latest funding round from Aptiv and Audi earlier this year. TTTech Auto’s flagship product, MotionWise, the safe vehicle software platform for highly automated driving, is already in series production in around two million vehicles in Europe, Asia and the US.
“We are delighted that we have been able to attract an outstanding leader like Dirk for the position of CEO,” said Jakob Bleckmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TTTech Auto. “Dirk brings extensive experience as CEO as well as the necessary technical know-how in the field of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving. With his market knowledge and leadership competencies, he will successfully lead TTTech Auto into the next phase of development and continue our international growth strategy.”
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