Christoph Meysel

Vice President & Program Manager | Rheinmetall MAN

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

A global citizen and industrial engineer educated in Vienna, Munich, Shanghai and Singapore with a highly entrepreneurial mindset, strong leadership skills and an affinity for solving mobility technology challenges. I have over 8 years of professional experience as a project manager (PMP certified), as business developer and consultant in the automotive industry with a focus on commercial, industrial and military vehicle applications.

Experience

  • Rheinmetall (4 yrs 7 mos)
    • Vice President & Program Manager
      Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible department head for major development projects incl. HX3 series readiness development, TG protected and Vehicle Cyber Security

    • Head of Project Office
      Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 · 4 mos

      Responsible for leading the Project Office Team of Rheinmetall's HX3 truck series development program. Dedicated team members for - Scheduling - Cost Controlling - Earned Value Management - Configuration Management - Risk Management - Engineering Coordination

  • ZF Group (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Consultant Strategy & Transformation - Division Electrified Powertrain
      Mar 2021 - Dec 2021 · 10 mos

      -) Responsible for the execution of ZF's transformation program to become a system supplier for electric mobility -) Project Manager for strategic projects

    • Digital Business Development Manager
      Jan 2018 - Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Project management, consulting and business relationship management to drive the digital transformation of ZF. -) Project Manager “ZF Smart Yard Logistics”: Software development project for autonomous commercial vehicles on factory yards. Interdisciplinary team of 15 developers, software engineers and business analysts. -) Task Force Project Manager “ZF WinterTAG”: Leader for the turn-around of a telematics and fleet management project for commercial and off-highway vehicles with strong end customer involvement. Team of 5. Two MVPs delivered and implemented for customers within 10 months. -) Digital project portfolio and program manager for industrial and truck divisions including project setup and staffing, business case and value proposition assessment. -) Consultant for top level strategic projects and initiatives such as developing new business in emerging digital technologies like predictive maintenance and the digital transformation strategy for two major ZF divisions.

    • International Postgraduate Trainee Program
      Oct 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

      1st Project: Business Development for e-Bike Systems - Friedrichshafen, Germany 2nd Project: Product Evolution Process Implementation for Electric Drives - Schweinfurt, Germany 3rd Project: Strategic Product Planning for Electric Power Steering - Livonia, MI, USA 4th Project: Digitalization Strategy for Commercial Vehicles - Friedrichshafen, Germany