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ZF CEO Sommer Steps Down

December 7, 2017

From left: Former CEO Dr. Stefan Sommer with Dr. Konstantin Sauer (Photo: ZF)
From left: Former CEO Dr. Stefan Sommer with Dr. Konstantin Sauer (Photo: ZF)

ZF Friedrichshafen AG chief executive officer Dr. Stefan Sommer has left the company after five years at the head.

Finance Board Member and CEO Deputy Representative, Dr. Konstantin Sauer, will fill in as CEO on an interim basis.

The news follows the company's recent appointment of Dr.-Ing. Franz-Josef Paefgen as its new chairman.

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