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Mr. Dirk Adelmann has taken the reins of smart Europe GmbH as CEO, applying his experience to leverage the full potential of the joint venture between Daimler and Geely for the European markets. Dirk has over 20 years of service with Daimler, having started out in 2000 with an internship in Dubai. Dirk joined Daimler in 2002 as member of the associate management consulting team (AMCT/IMAP). Upon completion of the program in 2003, he joined the former smart GmbH to launch smart as a brand in several new markets. After holding Sales & Marketing functions at Chrysler Europe and Mercedes-Benz Overseas, he was appointed Managing Director of Mercedes Benz Vietnam in 2012. During his tenure, the Vietnamese team significantly increased volume, market share and group contribution which culminated in winning the “Market of the Year” Award in 2015. In 2016, he assumed the responsibility for Retail Strategy & New Business Models Mercedes Benz Cars at headquarter level. His department contributed significantly to the development of VdZ (Vertrieb der Zukunft), the setup of the new EQ contract and margin system and the successful transformation of smart into an electric-only brand. In 2019, he took over the task of preparing the setup of the new smart organization in Europe within the smart.future.project. In his new position, Dirk is responsible for all European markets at smart. He will focus on establishing a cost-efficient and customer-centric business model.

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QUANTRON appoints automotive manager and EV pioneer Michael Perschke as CEO and board member, bringing further international EV expertise on board on its way to becoming an independent manufacturer for EV & FCEV buses & trucks. Through his previous roles as Founder-CEO of Automobili Pininfarina, Senior Director at Audi AG, Managing Director Audi India and Director Steering of NSCs in the Volkswagen Group, Perschke brings many years of global automotive and EV experience as well as start-up experience to QUANTRON. He has already worked successfully in numerous functions along the automotive value chain: in central functions at Audi AG - including responsibility for the strategic sales launch of the Audi eTron brand, as Sales Director for Mitsubishi in Europe and Mercedes-Benz in India, and in the areas of finance, IT and organization for Mercedes-Benz in China. As Founder-CEO of Automobili Pininfarina, Perschke also launched a zero-emission luxury car brand, bringing more than 8 years of electric experience in leading roles. The last 1.5 years, Perschke has gained further experience as an EV investor, where he was involved in investments at RIMAC (Croatia) Formula E (UK) and QEV Tech (Spain), among others, as CEO of NAD Capital. Andreas Haller, founder, Chairman of the Board and majority shareholder of Quantron AG: "Michael Perschke brings many years of international expertise from leading automotive and EV companies to QUANTRON. His main focus will be, among other things, the development of QUANTRON into a manufacturer brand, the international market development with a focus on North America and Asia and the expansion of the investor network up to a possible stock market listing." Michael Perschke: "I am proud to be a member of the motivated and competent QUANTRON team and to be able to contribute my expertise. My goal is to make the QUANTRON brand synonymous with Zero Emission Transportation Solution worldwide - both electric and fuel cell propulsion. I see great potential to develop Quantron AG into the European champion in this segment."

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President, AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility | Vice Chairman, Norwegian EV Association - Norsk elbilforening | Vice President, WEVA

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Marcus Lott began his career at Opel in 1994 as a student with his Diploma Thesis. After his graduation, he started at Opel in 1995 as test engineer for noise and vibration in the vehicle integration department. Following a one year Future Leadership developmental assignment in the United States in 1999 he held different positions with increasing responsibility and international orientation. From 2009, he oversaw the development of various new models in North America, South America, Asia and Europe as Chief Engineer before becoming Vice President Programs & Strategy in 2017. In 2020 Marcus Lott took responsibility as Managing Director Engineering Opel Automobile GmbH. A year later he was appointed Stellantis Senior Vice President Engineering.

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Starting as an e-motor integrator in former SiemensVDO Roberto has evolved in his career around the topic of electric motors and E-Mobility. After several years of experience working as a Tier 1 with Continental and as a OEM inside the VW Group at Porsche Engineering leading different e-mobility projects, Roberto went to Switzerland to make diesel engines greener through proper Exhaust gas recuperation systems before joining Mahle in 2017. Leading the R&D of the automotive drive systems and building teams across the world has been a great challenge since it includes to reshape a company that was built on ICE technology and lead it to a new reality in e-mobility.