Before joining the Webasto Group, Dr. Hartung Wilstermann held several leading and executive positions within the Daimler AG from 1999 until 2017. There he was responsible amongst others for the development of drive electronics for gasoline systems, start-stop-systems and hybrid system integration. Afterwards, he was part of the executive board of Accumotive GmbH & Co. KG, a 100% subsidiary of Daimler AG. As of 2009, he was mainly responsible for the development and program management of high-voltage batteries for automotive and stationary applications. Dr. Hartung Wilstermann studied Electrical Engineering at the Technical University Fridericiana in Karlsruhe. After his final degrees, he did his doctor’s degree at the Research and Development of engines at the Daimler AG in Untertuerkheim. In 1998, he received his PhD degree at the Technical University Karlsruhe with a dissertation about the sensor technology of ion currents in combustion engines.