Matthias Zink (47) has assumed his position as a member of the Executive Board of Schaeffler AG as of January 1, 2017.

He is as Co-CEO Automotive responsible for the business divisions Transmission Systems, Automotive Aftermarket and Research and Development for the Automotive division. Matthias Zink will succeed Norbert Indlekofer (59) who left the company on December 31, 2016 at his own request.

Matthias Zink studied mechanical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe. His key area of study was automotive engineering. After his degree in 1994 he started working as a test engineer at the Schaeffler brand LuK in Bühl, Germany. In subsequent years, Matthias Zink has held various leadership positions before becoming responsible for the Clutch Systems Business Unit in 2006.

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