{"id":55892,"date":"2025-11-06T13:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/home\/newsroom\/news\/rd-personnel-change-harald-humenberger-takes-over-rd-following-the-departure-of-christian-amsel\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T07:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:23:46","slug":"rd-personnel-change-harald-humenberger-takes-over-rd-following-the-departure-of-christian-amsel","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/en\/home\/newsroom\/news\/rd-personnel-change-harald-humenberger-takes-over-rd-following-the-departure-of-christian-amsel\/","title":{"rendered":"R&amp;D personnel change: Harald Humenberger takes over R&amp;D following the departure of Christian Amsel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55892\" class=\"elementor elementor-55892 elementor-55870\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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He would like to thank his colleagues for their cooperation and the trust placed in him by customers and partners. An orderly transition has been ensured; he will be available for a seamless handover until his departure.  <\/p><p>Harald Humenberger, an experienced manager who is well established in the customer network, is taking over responsibility for the division as Senior Vice President Research &amp; Development. Mr. Humenberger has more than 25 years of experience in the automotive industry. In recent years, he has held various management positions at MAGNA, ranging from the development of energy storage systems to the development of entire vehicles on behalf of customers.  <\/p><p>During his interim management of ZKW&#8217;s R&amp;D division, he already placed a clear focus on innovation and strengthening competitiveness during the realignment. As Senior Vice President, he is fully involved in all essential strategic and entrepreneurial decisions. 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ZKW has been part of the LG Group as a subsidiary of LG Electronics Vehicle Solutions since 2018.<br>As a system supplier, ZKW is a global partner to the automotive industry. In line with its motto &#8220;Bright Minds, Bright Lights.&#8221;, the Group develops and produces complex premium lighting and electronic modules for international car manufacturers with bright minds and state-of-the-art production technologies.<br>Its top products include powerful and cost-efficient complete LED systems.   The ZKW Group has a total of twelve locations worldwide, with intelligently networked development and production. In 2023, the Group employed around 10,000 workers and generated total revenues of 1.54 billion euros.<\/p><p>In accordance with the corporate vision \u201cGround-breaking premium lighting and electronic systems from ZKW for all mobility concepts of the global automotive industry\u201d, the company\u2019s primary goal is to produce top-quality high-tech products and to promote the development of innovative holistic lighting systems.<\/p><p>With our discoveries and inventions, the ZKW corporate group makes vehicles more desirable, more unique, safer, and more energy efficient. Our 360 degree product portfolio includes headlamps and fog lamps, rear lamps, flashers, interior and license plate lamps as well as electronic modules. Major automotive manufacturers trust their brands to innovative products from ZKW. We are proud of our customers like BMW (BMW, Rolls Royce), DAIMLER (MERCEDES-BENZ Cars and Trucks), FORD (Lincoln, Ford), GEELY (Volvo, Polestar, Lynk Co, Geely), GENERAL MOTORS (Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac), Hyundai\/Kia, JLR (Jaguar, Land Rover), Stellantis (Opel, Citroen), RENAULT\/NISSAN (Infiniti, Alpine), VGTT (Volvo Trucks, MACK) and VW (Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Skoda, Seat\/Cupra, VW, VW Commercial Vehicles, MAN, Scania). 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