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.

Michael Neumann studied Business Administration in Graz and Fayetteville, AR (USA) and holds an Executive MBA from the University of Minnesota and WU Vienna. As an experienced CFO, he is part of the management team of AKKA BU Germany since June 2020. Most recently, he was responsible for the digitization of CTS Eventim Austria & CEE and before that for ATOS Central Eastern Europe post-merger integration projects, as well as successfully coordinating the transformation of the financial organization and the establishment of shared service centers.

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.