New board member and management at ASAM
Association with important personnel changes with the beginning of the second quarter of 2021.
Dr René Grosspietsch (BMW) was elected as a new member of the ASAM Board of Directors at the General Assembly on March 24, 2021. He succeeds Richard Vreeland (Cummins), who did not run for the board position. During his career, Dr Grosspietsch has gained extensive experience in the areas of strategy and innovation management, especially with regard to the validation of driver assistance systems. “I am convinced that the validation and market introduction of autonomous driving functions require a common technological basis and global understanding of the automotive industry. Standards play a very important role in that regard,” said Dr Grosspietsch before his election to the board.
Prof Marcus Rieker (Horiba Europe GmbH) was confirmed in his position as Chairman of the Board during the constituent meeting of the ASAM Board on April 20, 2021. Prof Rieker has a long-standing and close relationship with ASAM: The new term of office is his seventh on the ASAM Board and his second as Chairman of the Board. He had also been involved in ASAM working groups for many years before his board membership. “Throughout my career, ASAM has always been part of my work. I have seen how great the organization has evolved over the years. Now there are new challenges ahead, which I will be happy to tackle together with my colleagues on the Executive Board,” Prof Rieker summed up on the occasion of his re-election.
Thus, Prof Marcus Rieker (Horiba Europe), Dr René Grosspietsch (BMW), Prof Frank Köster (DLR), Dr Ralf Nörenberg (HighQSoft) and Armin Rupalla (RA Consulting) will continue the board activities for the next two years.
The major tasks of the Board of Directors will be to continue the internationalization of the organization and to further develop the ASAM standards portfolio. The new standardization domain ‘Simulation’, which supports the implementation of highly automated and autonomous driving, shall be further extended and merged with activities in the classic domains. For the Board of Directors, cooperation with other standardization organizations and participation in publicly funded projects is another important strategic point.
Further reading: Peter Voss new Managing Director at ASAM, WileyIndustryNews.com, 04.05.2021
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