09:25 – 09:45
Volkswagen Group Power Electronics Strategy
The presentation will cover our newest power module design, our inhouse prototyping capabilities, and will give an outlook into the future roadmap of our power electronics strategy.
Alexander Krick
Volkswagen Group Technology
- For more than 20 years employed at Volkswagen Group
- Since 2025 – Acting Head of Technical Development & Product Management
- Since 2020 – Head of Development E-Drive, Power Electronics & Transmission
- 2019-2020 – Head of Planning- & Development Steering of the Business Unit Transmission & E-Drive
- Until 2019 – several national and international managing positions in the development environment (e.g. China)
- Dipl. Ing. Electrical Engineering (University Kassel and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
- Member of the Board with the FVA and VDE GMM
Volkswagen Group Technology
Company Profile
As group-wide „Powerhouse“ of Volkswagen, the group resort Technology with its business units is responsible for the core transformation-topics “battery”, “charging and energy”, and “components”. It shapes the development and production of strategic components for the car-manufacturing brands of the group and with its “platform business” also for OEMs outside the Volkswagen Group. As an independent company inside the group resort Technology, Volkswagen Group Components employs 70.000 employees in more than 60 factories worldwide. They provide a valuable contribution for the Volkswagen Group, its brands and products. Thomas Schmall is the board member for the group resort Technology and CEO of Volkswagen Group Components.
