Andre joined SDL as the Global Vertical Practice Lead for Automotive and Manufacturing in 2013. Before joining SDL he worked at T-Systems (Systems Integration) in solution sales for Auto & MI with focus on PLM, ERP and MES and managing partnerships with Siemens PLM, Dassault and PTC (2009 – 2012). From 1998 – 2009 he was at Linde Group / KION Group as Head of technical IT applications (Engineering and Aftersales Applications: CAx, PLM, CCMS, TMS), in charge of PLAN, BUILD and RUN for global business applications based on solutions and services from SAP, Siemens PLM, Dassault, PTC and SDL across > 10 globally distributed R&D and manufacturing locations. Previous to that he worked at Kärcher working as mechanical engineer and team lead within R&D (1992 – 1997). He studied mechanical engineering in Stuttgart, Germany.
