Dr. Andreas Eppinger

· Leader of research and advanced development of Johnson Controls' Automotive division · Member of the executive leadership team of Automotive division and coordination advanced activities · New technologies for vehicle interior systems · Built large global network with institutes and universities · Created and implemented award-winning technology and innovation process

· General Manager of JCI’s Electronic division (1.6Bn, 6000 people) · Development, manufacturing and sales of driver information systems (instrument panel, displays, homelink)

· Leader of test and instrumentation division of AVL List Group (largest division with approx. 70% share) · Global responsibility for subsidiaries in 12 countries, incl. China (220 people) and Japan (80 people) · Large projects, e.g. BMW Formula One test center

· Leader of Corporate Research of Robert Bosch GmbH with 400 engineers and scientists · Coordination of strategic projects across all Bosch automotive divisions · Powertrain, chassis systems, car multimedia, vehicle bus systems, sensors

· Member the executive leadership team at Bosch Car Multimedia division (Blaupunkt), responsible for R&D organisation with 600 people · Car navigation technology , telematics, driver information systems and audio systems · Member of the supervisory board at TeleAtlas (producer of digital maps)

· Founded “ETAS“, a new 100% Bosch subsidiary for the development and sales of hardware and software tools and engineering services · Started with 60 engineers from Robert Bosch GmbH and created full scale mid-size company from scratch with all functions: sales, procurement, manufacturing and human resources · Highly profitable growth of 40% p.a. from 60 to >300 employees

· Development of tools for mechatronics development for powertrain applications · Development of new hardware-in-the-loop test systems and methodology · Responsible for 35 engineers and scientists

· Industrial hardware und software development at Siemens‘ communication division · Trainee program with positions in advanced development, marketing and project management, incl. 2 years at Siemens Communications in Boca Raton, FL, USA

MBA

Mechatronics Realtime simulation technologies Hardware-in.the-loop test applications

Control theory Communication technology Computer science