Experienced Infotainment and ADAS Technologist Will
Oversee Visteon's Technology Development Activities for Connected
Car and Autonomous Driving
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Michigan,
March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC), a leading global supplier of
automotive cockpit electronics for the connected car, today
announced that Markus Schupfner has been named chief technology
officer, effective April 1. Schupfner
will lead advanced technology development, especially in the area
of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous
driving, as well as product management of all Visteon products.
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Schupfner has more than 20 years of experience leading software
development for global automotive suppliers, primarily serving
high-end vehicle manufacturers. Based in Karlsruhe, Germany, he will be responsible for driving
technology innovation globally across Visteon's technology centers
in Europe, the Americas and
Asia. He will also lead Visteon's
new technology initiatives in the areas of ADAS, vehicle-to-vehicle
and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X), and autonomous driving.
"Markus has an exceptional track record in the automotive
industry in infotainment and ADAS technologies and brings a high
level of credibility, having worked successfully with many of the
vehicle manufacturers that are driving the technology evolution in
this space," said Visteon President and CEO Sachin Lawande. "He has established solid
relationships with automakers, suppliers, partners and universities
that will contribute to our success in future technology
initiatives. We are very pleased to have a technology leader of his
caliber joining Visteon as CTO."
Schupfner joins Visteon from Elektrobit Automotive GmbH, an
international supplier of embedded software solutions and services,
where since 2014 he has been executive vice president of
operations, after serving four years as vice president of
Elektrobit infotainment solutions. As head of operations at
Elektrobit Automotive – recently acquired by Continental AG –
Schupfner led innovation, product and service developments for
human-machine interaction (HMI), driver assistance, navigation,
system integration, connected car and electronic control unit (ECU)
solutions. He achieved many successful product launches for
high-end vehicle manufacturers and helped turn the company toward a
lean development approach.
Prior to joining Elektrobit, Schupfner was vice president of
navigation for the infotainment division of Harman International
Industries, where he led product development and pre-development
for high-end navigation. He previously held director-level roles
during a 12-year career at Siemens VDO and Siemens, responsible for
system architecture and technology development of high-end
navigation systems for leading automakers.
Schupfner has obtained several patents for embedded navigation
software. He has a degree in mathematics from the Technical
University of Applied Sciences in
Regensburg, Germany.
About Visteon
Visteon is a global company that designs, engineers and
manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected
car solutions for most of the world's major vehicle manufacturers.
Visteon is a leading provider of instrument clusters, head-up
displays, information displays, infotainment, audio systems, and
telematics solutions; its brands include Lightscape®, OpenAir® and
SmartCore™. Headquartered in Van Buren
Township, Michigan, Visteon has nearly 11,000 employees at
50 facilities in 19 countries. Visteon had sales of $3.25 billion in 2015. Learn more at
www.visteon.com.
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