Martin Peters

Chairman of the Executive Board/Managing Partner

Martin Peters has been Managing Partner at the Eberspächer Group since 2001. He was born in Düsseldorf on August 9, 1966, and is married with two children. Following an apprenticeship as a banker (1985-1988) and studying business administration at the University of Passau (1989-1994), he worked in various positions within the credit services sector.

Involvement:

• Member of the Executive Board of Südwestmetall and Chairman of the Neckar-Fils Regional Group (Verband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie Baden-Württemberg e.V.)
• Chairman of the Board at RKW Baden-Württemberg (Rationalisierungs- und Innovationszentrum der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.)
• Chairman of the International Advisory Board at HDI Global SE and the Regional Advisory Board South
• Advisory Board Manufacturer Group III (Suppliers) at the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)

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Ulrike Wörz

Chief Strategy Officer

Ulrike Wörz has been responsible for the strategic direction and development of the Eberspächer Group as Chief Strategy Officer since July 2022. She was born in Geislingen in 1970, is married and has two children. After graduating from high school, she studied industrial engineering and then worked in various industrial positions and as a consultant at Arthur Andersen, among others. She has been working for Eberspächer in various expert and management positions since 2001.

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Dominic Waldeier

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Dominic Waldeier has been a member of the Executive Board since July 2022. Born in Siegen in 1973, the father of two children has been Executive Vice President Finance for the Eberspächer Group since 2020. Previously, the 48-year-old lawyer worked for the Bayer Group and KPMG for more than 16 years.

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Uwe Johnen

Chief Transformation Officer

As Chief Transformation Officer, Uwe Johnen is responsible for implementing projects that are critical to success. He was born in 1964 in Lammersdorf near Aachen, is married and has one child. After graduating from high school, he studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University, where he also completed additional studies in economics. He then worked in consulting for over 25 years, most recently with the Boston Consulting Group, as well as in various leadership roles in the industry.

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Marcus Knödler

Co-CEO Purem by Eberspächer

Marcus Knödler is responsible for the management of the Purem by Eberspächer Division as Co-CEO together with Volker Cwielong. Born 1977 in Stuttgart, Knödler joined the company in 2016 and was most recently responsible for the Division's finance area as CFO. The business economist (MBA) is married and has two children. Previously, he was a member of the management board for Talis Holding and BorgWarner Europe, among others, and a deputy member of the Executive Board of BERU AG.

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Volker Cwielong

Co-CEO Purem by Eberspächer

As Co-CEO, Volker Cwielong is responsible for the management of the Purem by Eberspächer Division together with Marcus Knödler. He was born in Wadern in 1977, is married and has two children. After graduating from high school and studying business and engineering in Kaiserslautern, mechanical engineering (M.Sc) in Sweden and business administration (MBA), he held management positions at Hoerbiger, Saar Gummi and Brose Fahrzeugteile. In 2017, he took over the management of the European business in the area of exhaust technology at Eberspächer.

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Pepijn Dinandt

CEO Climate Control Systems / Automotive Controls

As CEO, Pepijn Dinandt is responsible for the Climate Control Systems and Automotive Controls Division. He was born in the Netherlands (Amsterdam) in 1961, is married and has four children. After studying economics at the University of Wales (Cardiff), he worked in different management positions for the automotive, building materials and technical ceramics industries, among others. As an experienced CEO, he brings over 30 years of experience in transformation processes of various industrial companies such as URSA, Braas Monier and Mannesmann Plastics Machinery.

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