Nexteer appoints new executive director engineering
Nexteer Automotive, a global leader in intuitive motion control, has appointed Rüdiger Hiemenz as executive director engineering – Europe and South America division. He joins the company with over 20 years of experience in global project and R&D management at OEMs and suppliers including Opel, Mando, GKN and multiple others.
Hiemenz will be responsible for engineering across all product lines in Nexteer Europe and Brazil, at facilities including the newly created European Technical Center in Poland, as well as the European and Brazilian Customer Service Centers. His activities will encompass all engineering phases, spanning R&D, new business pursuit, application, and production support at Nexteer.
Rüdiger Hiemenz started his career in the 90s as NVH engineer at IPG Automotive and GKN, followed by the position of head of chassis development and vehicle dynamics & NVH at Opel. Before joining Nexteer he held the position of vice president, R&D Europe at Mando corporation.
He holds a master degree from Technical University Karlsruhe, Germany, in Mechanical Engineering. Rüdiger will be based in Nexteer’s Rüsselsheim’s office in Germany.
“I am thrilled to join a company that is setting the path of automotive industry development for the upcoming decades. This is represented not only by the global steering, ADAS and Automated Driving capabilities of Nexteer, but also the R&D development and experienced team of hundreds of engineers across the division. I am sure that’s it’s the right place to be when it comes to the future of automotive business,” said Hiemenz.
