Change in DRÄXLMAIER Group management
As of April 1, 2024, Dr. Harald Straky was appointed to the Executive Board of the DRÄXLMAIER Group as Chief Technology Officer. Straky studied electrical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe and then received his doctorate at the Technical University of Darmstadt. He went on to hold multiple important roles in the automotive industry. Most recently, Dr. Straky was the Vice President of Corporate Research and Advanced Engineering at an international automotive supplier. “I’m really excited about this new challenge,” Dr. Straky said. “I’m especially looking forward to playing a role in shaping DRÄXLMAIER’s successful path as an innovative system partner to premium OEMs. I’m going to give it my all from this moment onwards.”
“Managing technical transformation”
“By recruiting Dr. Straky, we’ve brought to the DRÄXLMAIER Group an experienced head of development with a true strength for innovation. We’re confident that together, we’ll be able to consistently implement our long-standing strategy,” said Chairman Fritz Dräxlmaier.
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DRÄXLMAIER Group
The DRÄXLMAIER Group supplies premium automobile manufacturers worldwide with complex wiring harness systems, central electrical and electronic components, exclusive interiors, and battery systems for electromobility. The combination of core competencies in the interior, electrical, electronic and battery systems areas makes DRÄXLMAIER unique in the industry. The company thereby covers the entire process chain, from the initial idea, through the development and production process, and up to precisely in-sequence delivery of the products to the assembly lines of premium automobile manufacturers. The inventor of the customer-specific wiring harness, the DRÄXLMAIER Group develops pioneering wiring harness technology as well as electrical and electronic components, all directly in-house. These include multi-voltage and high-voltage wiring harness systems, battery management systems and intelligent power distributors. DRÄXLMAIER is working on the future of emission-free mobility with its solution for low-voltage and high-voltage battery systems. As a market leader for interior systems in premium automobiles, the DRÄXLMAIER Group also supplies premium automobile manufacturers with ambient lighting, center consoles, door panels and instrument panels, as well as complete door and cockpit modules.
The DRÄXLMAIER Group is an international automotive supplier with about 65 sites in over 20 countries. Founded in Germany in 1958, the company employs about 74,000 employees throughout the world. For the DRÄXLMAIER Group as an owner-managed business, responsible and long-range thinking has always been the basis for economic success. It is therefore a core element of its strategy to design its business and production processes, as well as its products, in a more sustainable manner and in that way to increase the competitiveness of the company on a long-term basis.
In 2022, the DRÄXLMAIER Group generated sales of 5.1 billion euro. Customers of this member of the Top 100 Automotive Suppliers include Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche and Volkswagen, as well as Californian automotive manufacturers.