Rolf Eckrodt

Rolf Eckrodt (25 June 1942 – 2 May 2019)[1] was a German automotive engineer and executive, who started his career with Daimler-Benz in 1966 and was CEO of the Mitsubishi Motors from 2001 to 2005.[2] As of May 2019, he is the only non-Japanese person who has held the position.

Career

Eckrodt spent most of his professional life in the automotive industry, but he also spent 6 years as president and later Chairman of Adtranz,[3] an ABB / DaimlerChrysler joint venture in the railway rolling stock and signalling business areas.

After the sale of Adtranz to Bombardier, Eckrodt took an executive position at Mitsubishi Motors in Japan.[3] When DaimlerChrysler decided to sell their shares in Mitsubishi Motors in November 2005, Eckrodt stepped down and retired after 38 years in the auto industry.[4]

From 2008 until 2013 Eckrodt was the chairman of the Board of the Frank Latzer Group and from 2010 until 2013 of Leclanche SA.[5]

References
  1. "Gedenkseite von Rolf Eckrodt". Stuttgart Gedenkt (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Briefly". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. "Rolf Eckrodt". www.referenceforbusiness.com.
  4. "Rolf Eckrodt Steps Down as President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors" Archived 2009-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, 27 April 2004, AutoWeb
  5. "Rolf Eckrodt". investing.businessweek.com. Bloomberg.
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