Over the last decades Markus has been involved in more than 100 innovation driven projects in Europe, Greater China and the Silicon Valley – some of them disrupting established or creating new markets. His expertise is focused on product development, strategy and project management. Markus has developed a unique experience how to create cross functional ecosystems that turn possibilities into realities. He is a frequent keynote speaker as well as an author on innovation and technology. Markus’ current work in China focuses on urban mobility, data analytics and open innovation. In this fields his team is working on various R&D projects in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Work experience:
2015 – Today
Vice President, Head of BMW Group Technology Office China, Shanghai City
Responsibility of the BMW Group’s research and innovation activities in Greater China, legal representative for BMW China Services Ltd. Shanghai Branch, project responsibility for a new R&D Center in Shanghai.
March 2013 – July 2015
Head of Project Electric Mobility BMW Motorrad Management and development of the BMW Motorrad electric scooter program incl. BMW C Evolution; creation and management of the BMW Motorrad Connected Ride program.