Germany

Derrick Zechmair joined the management team in October 2019 as Deputy CEO. Since January 2020 he is CEO of the AKKA Business Unit Germany. Most recently, he was Group President for Valeo Germany, where his responsibilities included the market launch of innovative products. As an experienced automotive manager he can look back on various international management positions at top companies such as Siemens and Continental.

Since the beginning of 2020, Marc Sabrowski is part of the management team as COO of AKKA BU Germany. Prior to that he was responsible for the management of AKKA's DSO region. Since 2004, he has held various positions within the company including two years as Vice President Vehicle & Manufacturing Engineering and Business Line Manager Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering.

Jürgen Ströbele joined AKKA in June 2020 as Director of Marketing & Communications and member of the management board. He completed a basic commercial training and studied political science, modern history as well as economic and social history at the LMU Munich. He is also a qualified journalist and brings several years of professional experience in management positions for agencies and as a press spokesman in various companies - most recently at a major international automotive supplier.

Since the beginning of December 2020, Christian Hagen is part of the AKKA management team as CFO BU Germany. As a graduate in business administration from renowned business schools, he has experience in the aerospace, aviation, and industrial sectors. Since 2013 he has held various management positions in the Finance & Controlling department for the AKKA Group and successfully accompanied the company in several integration programs and restructuring.

Florian Edinger joined the management team of AKKA's Business Unit Germany in January 2021 as new HR Director. After his studies in international business administration and numerous stays abroad, he gained experience at a management consultancy in the field of restructuring and reorganization. Since 2018, he has successfully worked for AKKA as Integration Director and led the implementation of several harmonization and efficiency improvement projects.

Timo Schreiber has been responsible for all sales activities of the Business Unit Germany as Senior Vice President since July 2020 and represents the Sales division in the German Executive Board. Previously, he was Division Manager of AKKA DNO and Managing Partner of erlkönig GmbH, acquired by AKKA in 2016. In the Wolfsburg area, he cultivates our customer VW relationship, among others, and drove forward the company’s digital orientation.