WABCO Holdings Inc., has today announced Dr. Christian Brenneke's promotion as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Underlining WABCO's commitment to differentiate through the development of pioneering technology for increasingly autonomous, connected and electrified commercial vehicles, Dr. Brenneke will now combine his current responsibilities as Vice President, Engineering, with those of the CTO to lead WABCO's global innovation and advanced product development strategy.
"Technological innovation is at the very heart of WABCO's top line growth success," said Jacques Esculier, WABCO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "By bringing his extensive commercial, operational and engineering expertise to this role, Dr. Brenneke's appointment powerfully underlines our continued strategic focus to expand and globalize WABCO's extensive portfolio of commercial vehicle safety and efficiency technologies."
WABCO's technology portfolio includes multiple commercial vehicle industry-firsts, such as anti-lock braking systems, collision mitigation systems, electronic stability control and automated manual transmission controls. In 2017 alone, WABCO invested a record $147 million in product development and engineering and was granted 383 new patents.
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