Carsten J. Reinhardt has been appointed President and CEO of Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG. As of July 1, 2012, he will succeed Dr. Hubert Lienhard who had held this function since January 1 last.
Mr. Reinhardt has nearly 20 years of international management experience in the areas of commercial vehicles and powertrain manufacturing. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Esslingen, Germany, and a Master of Science degree in Automobile Engineering from the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
He started his professional career in 1993 in the Commercial Vehicle Division of the former Mercedes-Benz AG, now Daimler AG, in Stuttgart. Following assignments of increasing responsibility in Manufacturing Engineering at Freightliner Corporation, he became Vice President and General Manager of Western Star Trucks in 2001 and was appointed President and CEO of Daimler Trucks’ North American Engine business, Detroit Diesel Corporation, in 2003.