Christopher Rimmele will become the new Head of Communications at ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division. In this function, he will report directly to Prof. Dr. Peter Laier, whose responsibilities on the ZF Board of Management include the commercial vehicle business. Rimmele, who previously headed the Communications function at ZF LIFETEC, will take over his new area of responsibility from Florian Laudan, who had continued to manage Commercial Vehicle Communications since becoming Head of ZF Group Communications in July 2024.
“I am very pleased that we have been able to appoint someone with strong communication skills and market experience to the position in the CVS Division, who knows both the Group and the commercial vehicle industry very well and is also experienced in transformation,” says Prof. Dr. Peter Laier, member of the ZF Board of Management and responsible for the commercial vehicle business. Christopher Rimmele has been responsible for communications at the former ZF Passive Safety Systems Division since 2023 and most recently drove forward the branding of the current ZF LIFETEC company as part of a carve-out.
From agency to industry
Christopher Rimmele started his career at PR!NT (Heye DDB) and navos (Jung von Matt), with a focus on technology and change communications, before joining the TII Group, where he was responsible for global press relations in the area of special vehicles and heavy transport. He then moved to Mahle, where he was responsible for commercial vehicle topics and aftermarket communications as press spokesman for product and technology (OE). In 2023, he moved to the ZF Passive Safety Systems division and developed the ZF LIFETEC brand as part of a carve-out, which he and his team have since successfully established on the market.