Reinhard Buhl Named Group Executive of ZF Car Chassis Technology Division
October 27 2003 - 3:02PM
PR Newswire (US)
Reinhard Buhl Named Group Executive of ZF Car Chassis Technology
Division FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ZF -- a
leading worldwide automotive supplier of driveline and chassis
technology -- named Reinhard Buhl as Group Executive of ZF
Lemforder Fahrwerktechnik AG & Co. KG, Lemforde -- the car
chassis division of ZF -- effective Jan. 1, 2004. He takes over the
position from Bernd Habersack, who will retire Dec. 31, 2003. In
his new position he will direct all worldwide activities of the car
chassis technology division and hold a seat on the ZF Board of
Management. Buhl is currently responsible for operations within the
car chassis technology division, but has held positions within
other ZF divisions, including Chief Operating Officer of the
commercial vehicle axle systems division in Passau, Germany. Born
in 1952 in Lower-Saxony, Germany, Buhl studied at the college in
Osnabruck, Germany before joining the company as a test engineer
and designer in 1978. Habersack directed the ZF car chassis
technology division since 1996 and managed operations in North
America from 2001 until June of this year. He joined the company in
1986. ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a leading worldwide supplier of
driveline and chassis technology. Headquartered in Friedrichshafen,
Germany, ZF is among the 15 largest automotive suppliers in the
world. The company has a total workforce of 53,300 at 119 locations
in 25 countries, and combined revenues for the group totaled more
than $10 billion in 2002. ZF operates a large manufacturing network
in North America, combined with global research and development
capabilities, to provide advanced technology to the region. The ZF
Group North American Operations Technical Center is located in
Northville, Michigan. DATASOURCE: ZF CONTACT: Frank Buscemi of ZF
Group NAO Corporate Communications, +1-734-207-2820, or Web site:
http://www.zf-group.com/
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