Off-road engine manufacturer Deutz has appointed Markus Müller as an additional member of its board of management, and Sebastian Schulte has become the company's new chief financial officer.
In his capacity as chief technology officer (CTO), Müller will be responsible for research and development (R&D).
Müller (41), who took up his new board role on March 15, has spent more than 13 years at Deutz in total. He has been senior vice president of development & technical customer support since April 2018.
In this role, he is responsible for research and development, electrification, and the central technical customer interface. He also worked for Deutz from 2006 to 2016, his most recent post being head of R&D systems integration. Subsequently, he spent two years as technical managing director at automotive supplier HJS Emission Technology.
Müller originally trained as a motor vehicle mechanic before completing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at RFH University of Applied Sciences in Cologne. He obtained a doctorate in engineering (Dr. Ing.) from the University of Rostock in 2011.
Frank Hiller, chairman of the Deutz board of management, commented on the appointment of Müller: “He is very familiar with the market and the company in equal measure. Together with our colleagues Sebastian Schulte and Michael Wellenzohn, we will successfully expand our E-Deutz strategy and our activities in China and will continue to implement our efficiency programme.”
Schulte who joined the board on January 1, 2021 took over as chief financial officer (CFO) responsible for finance, human resources, purchasing, and information services on March 1 as planned. The former CFO, Andreas Strecker, had decided to leave the company after nearly three years to take up a new role.
