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.)
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and the Advisory Board of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Baden-Württembergische Bank
• 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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Dr. Thomas Waldhier

CEO Purem by Eberspächer

Dr. Thomas Waldhier has been the COO / CEO for Exhaust Technology at the Eberspächer Group since 2012.
He was born in Kaufbeuren in 1962. He is married with three children. After graduating from high school, he studied industrial engineering and completed a doctorate at the Technical University of Karlsruhe. He then worked for Daimler, Faurecia, BERU, and BorgWarner. 

Involvement:

• Committee for Marketing Issues in Manufacturer Group III (Suppliers) at the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
• Chairman of the Advisory Board at Otto Wöhr GmbH Auto-Parksysteme

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Dr. Jörg Schernikau

COO Climate Control Systems / Automotive Controls

Dr. Jörg Schernikau is responsible for the business areas Climate Control Systems and Automotive Controls at the Eberspächer Group. Dr. Jörg Schernikau was born in Lüdenscheid in 1968. He is married and has two children. After graduating from high school, he studied electrical engineering and subsequently completed a doctorate at RWTH Aachen University. He then worked for automotive supplier MAHLE-Behr and MAHLE in various roles within Thermal Management.

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