Elmar
Degenhart was born on January 29, 1959 in Dossenheim, Germany. Academic wise
his achievement is quite impressive; he studied Air and Space Technology at the
University of Stuttgart earning a degree in 1987. Elmar went on to obtain a
Ph.D. in 1992. His thesis was on mechanical engineering in the area of
cleanroom technology.
Elmar
was a scientific employee at the Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing
Engineering and Automation IPA from 1987 to 1993. His last position was as Head
of department Handling – and Industrial Robots Systems.
Obviously
a technical expert in his field, Elmar also showed managerial skills which
enabled him to climb the corporate ladder. He next worked at ITT Automotive
Europe GmbH from 1993 to 1998 before leaving the company his last position was
as Director Operations Brake Systems, North America.
From
1998 to 2003 he worked for Continental AG, as Executive Vice President
Electronic Brake Systems and Member of the Management Board of Continental
Teves AG & Co. oHG. Then from 2004
to 2005 he was President Chassis Systems at Robert Bosch GmbH. Elmar then
became CEO of Keiper Recaro Group and next President of Schaeffler Group
Automotive.
Since
August 12, 2009 Elmar has been the Chairman
of the Executive Board of Continental AG, based in Hanover, Germany. His
additional responsibilities include Corporate Communications, Corporate Quality
and Environment, Continental Business System, and Automotive Central Functions.
Just
how good are Elmar’s management and leadership skills? The supervisory board of
Continental extended
the contract of Elmar by 5 years until the end of August 2019. This is due to
his outstanding work to bring Continental AG back into the fold of the DAX 30
companies and making it more sustainable as an innovative technology supplier.
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