Ralf Göttel

CEO of the BENTELER Group | pioneering the future of mobility

Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

About

I am passionate about shaping the mobility of the future. As CEO of the metal processing specialist BENTELER, I lead a team of more than 20,000 driven professionals. Our shared mission is one I take personally: to develop solutions that not only drive our business forward but also deliver long-term benefits for society and future generations. With our product innovations, we set industry standards - making mobility safer and more sustainable. We draw on 150 years of expertise in metal processing. Our deep knowledge in forming and joining metals gives us and our customers a decisive edge - because when it comes to precision, performance and durability, materials matter. BENTELER is a global company serving customers in automotive technology, the energy sector and mechanical engineering. We develop, produce and distribute safety-related products, systems and services worldwide. Our portfolio encompasses components and modules for the automotive industry, in the areas of chassis, body, engine and exhaust systems together with solutions for electric vehicles. At BENTELER, we are shaping the future of mobility - today. This includes our growing activities in autonomous driving. With solutions like the HOLON urban, our fully electric, autonomous shuttle for urban environments, we are addressing key mobility challenges: accessibility, emissions, and congestion. Autonomous mobility is not a vision of tomorrow - it's a field we're actively advancing through innovation and industrial excellence. In addition, we develop technical equipment for leading automotive suppliers and for the glass-processing industry. And we develop seamless and welded quality steel tubes – from material development to tube applications. I am proud that we at BENTELER make it happen. Since 1876.

Experience

  • CEO BENTELER Automotive at BENTELER Group

    Automotive supplier for chassis, body and engine components. Turnover 7.1 billion euros - 19,000 employees at round 70 locations.

  • CEO BENTELER Group at BENTELER Group

    Group holding company with four divisions: BENTELER Automotive Components, BENTELER Automotive Modules, BENTELER Steel/Tube and HOLON. Turnover 8.0 billion euros - more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

  • Managing Director at Victor Reinz Europe

  • MD & VP Business Development & Global Engineering at Dana Incorporated

    Worldwide sales and development responsibility as well as management of the European units as part of a corporate restructuring.

  • Member of the Executive Board at BENTELER Automotive at BENTELER Group

    Business Units, HR Director, R&D, Marketing Strategy

  • Engine Design Engineer at Ford Motor Company

  • President DANA Europe and Sealing & Thermal Products at Dana Incorporated

    DANA Europe 1.8 billion US dollars, 5,000 employees. Sealing & Thermal Products 900 million US dollars, 4,500 employees.

  • Application Engineer Original Equipment at REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH

  • Sales Manager Original Equipment at REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH

  • President DANA Thermal Products Group at Dana Incorporated