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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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Jörg Steins

COO Eberspächer Gruppe / CEO Purem by Eberspächer, Climate Control Systems, Automotive Controls

Jörg Steins acts as COO of the Eberspaecher Group and, as CEO, he is responsible for the business activities of all three Divisions Purem by Eberspächer, Climate Control Systems, Automotive Controls. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Kassel, Germany, where he was born in 1967. The graduate engineer is married and has three grown-up children. He brings nearly 25 years of expertise in various management positions in the automotive supplier industry to this role. Most recently, he was CEO and COO of Kamax Holding. 

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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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Stephan Knuppertz

Chief Financial Officer

Stephan Knuppertz has been Chief Financial Officer of the Eberspächer Group since October 2024. Born in 1970, the married father of three began his professional career at Deutsche Bank. He completed his master's degree in business administration in Mannheim and Paris.

Before joining Eberspächer, he was with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG for more than 25 years, where he held various management positions in finance and was a member of the Executive Committee.

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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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