Thomas Bangslund

Group Head of Innovation
Svitzer

Thomas joined Svitzer in 2015 as the Head of Innovation. Prior to joining Svitzer, he spent 25 years in the A.P Moller Maersk Group progressing from engine cadet to Marine Engineer. Along that path, he spent four years on a large container vessel as a Marine Engineer and served as Project Manager on fuel research projects. Thomas fills his private time with his family, traveling and tinkering in his workshop.

Rolf Behrens

Content Manager Marketing & Communications
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG

Rolf joined Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems seven years ago and has been serving in various roles in the communications department. Since 2019, his job as Content Manager is to align messaging through all of Power System’s communications channels. He holds an M.A. in Communications, Political Science and History from the University of Münster, Germany.

Goran Berkes

Founder and Managing Director
M.A.C. System Solutions

Born in Hamburg, Germany and grew up with the maritime industry.
Goran holds a degree in information technology engineering.

In 2008 Goran founded the company M.A.C. System Solutions with the goal to establish a new trend in data acquisition and data collection in the shipping industry. As one of the pioneers of data collection and cloud computing in shipping in 2008, M.A.C. today operates a data collection platform with a global approach that is recognized in the maritime industry. Today, M.A.C. collects data on several hundred ships and makes it available to customers.

Previously, Goran worked as a student and then in a management position from 1997 to 2008 at the emerging company Hoppe Bordmesstechik, producing and developing systems for tank level monitoring, valve control, roll reduction, among others.
During this time he graduated with a degree in information technology.

The personal goal of Goran is to optimize and increase the efficiency of ship operations, which will ultimately reduce emissions and conserve resources in order to leave our great planet in a healthy state for our children and future generations. Therefore he is initiating and supporting projects to raise awareness and provide new ways of thinking about environmental protection in shipping.

Dr. Daniel Chatterjee

Director Technology Strategy & Regulatory Affairs
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Daniel joined MTU Friedrichshafen 11 years ago and is responsible for global strategic technology management for Power Systems. He also oversees the company’s regulatory affairs activities, including future emission legislation and CO2 reduction requirements.

Daniel is the Program leader of the Green & High Tech Program at Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS), which is aimed at the green transformation of the mtu product portfolio. He also oversees the RRPS Green House Gases Reduction Program. Prior to his current role, Daniel served for five years as the Director for Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment Development for all applications at MTU Friedrichshafen.

Before joining MTU Friedrichshafen, Daniel worked for seven years with Daimler AG / Mercedes Benz in the advanced engineering department.

Daniel serves on many boards and is also involved with many committees which include: Board BDI Committee “Climate and Energy Politics,`` Lead VDMA Committee “Climate- and Energy Politics,” and Advisory board member “Maritime Research Strategy 2025” for the German Ministry of Economic Affairs, Board and Co-Organizer Int. Conference on Emission Control “MODEGAT” and the Editorial Board, Emission Control Science & Technology.“ He is a Lecturer at the University of Stuttgart and an author and reviewer for international scientific journals.

Daniel studied physics and holds a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Walter Collet

Managing Director
Fairplay Towage Group

Walter Colet joined Fairplay in 2005. Prior to then he held several MD positions in stevedoring companies located in Germany and Argentina. This was only after serving in the German Merchant Navy form from 1976 -1988. Collet is a Master Mariner and holds a Captain's license. In his free time, he enjoys sports.

Kevin Daffey

Director Marine Systems & Automation
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Kevin is responsible for Automation and Electrical Systems for the governmental and global marine business units, including governmental application engineering of power and propulsion systems.
Kevin has over 20 years of experience in the marine industry, including design, development, installation, and operation of power of propulsion systems. In addition, he has ten years of experience in the automation of steel rolling mills.

Prior to joining MTU Friedrichshafen, Kevin’s work experience included three years as Naval Authority for Propulsion and Maneuvering Systems with the UK Ministry of Defence and four years as Director of Engineering & Technology for Rolls-Royce Marine.

He is the 118th President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), as well as a Chartered Marine Engineer, Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IMarEST. Kevin is a member of Lloyds Register of Shipping Technical Committee and Naval Ships Technical Committee.

Kevin has a Bachelors Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK.

In his private time, Kevin enjoys road and gravel cycling and trail running.

Vincent de Leeuw

Product Portfolio Manager FCS Vessels, Design & Proposal Engineer
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, Workboats division

Vincent joined Damen in 2000. He is responsible for managing the Fast Crew Supplier portfolio within the High-Speed Craft product group and for providing sales managers with designs and technical documentation.
During his career at Damen he worked for 6 years as a naval architect at Amels Makkum (Damen yacht building) and 3 years as Head Standardization for Engineering at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem before joining the High-Speed Craft product group.
Vincent enjoys cycling, playing tennis and listening to music in his free time.

Armin Fürderer

Director Hydrogen Solutions
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Armin has been with MTU Friedrichshafen for 12 years. He is globally responsible for the Hydrogen Business within the Business Unit Sustainable Power Solutions. In this role, he provides integrated tailored customer solutions and consulting in the field of hydrogen (automation, digital, AI, renewable energy, electrical, mechanical systems) around the energy and data center sector.

His focus is on providing and developing decentralized sustainable power solutions such as microgrids and hybrid power plants based on hydrogen technology with an emphasis on fuel cells, electrolysis and hydrogen ICE.

Armin holds a Dipl. Ing., Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Constance.

Alexander Garbar

Deputy Head of Corporate Development and Strategy
Duisburger Hafen AG

Alexander Garbar is deputy head of the Corporate Development and Strategy Department since 2019. In this role, he is in charge of all sustainability projects in duisport, the Project Management Office and all activities of duisport in Belarus. In addition to investigating the suitability of greenfuels in port operations, he is investigating various possibilities for decentralized energy supply in the port area and is responsible for the port's strategic orientation with regard to future activities in the hydrogen sector. Alexander received a M.Sc. degree in Business Administration at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf in 2014. In previous positions, Alexander was in charge of the implementation and development of new industry groups for a worldwide law company and the implementation of optimal purchasing strategies for different product groups in a leading procurement and supply chain consulting company.

Cyrill Halbauer

Application Engineer for Commercial Vessels
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Cyrill joined MTU Friedrichshafen in 2011. He is an Application Engineer in Commercial Marine and Offshore worldwide with special focus on the tug application. He has been part of the Tug Competence Team of MTU since 2013. Prior to joining the company he worked at M.E.C Maritime Engineering & Consulting GmbH as well as Martin Shipyard in Radolfzell, Germany.

Cyrill studied studied Naval Architecture & Marine Technology amd holds a Dipl. Ing.Schiffbau und Meerestechnik, FH Bremen, Germany.

Christian Heidrich

Sales Director Tug & Offshore Energy
SCHOTTEL GmbH

Christian is responsible for the sales activities in SCHOTTEL's Tug & Offshore Energy Segment. He started his career with SCHOTTEL in 2015 as Trainee Sales & Project Management. In 2016 he took the role as Sales Manager Tug & Offshore Energy, Responsible for China, Korea, Japan and in 2021 moved to Sales Director Tug & Offshore Energy.

Christian has a M.Sc. In Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from RWTH Aachen University.

Michael Johnson

Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Sea Machines

Michael Gordon Johnson is a man captivated and driven by industry and the oceanic domain.

A Texan, marine engineer, Merchant Marine officer, 3x entrepreneur, he holds a primary goal of building progressive and sustainable innovation for modern society.

Michael is the founder and CEO of Sea Machines, a USA-based tech company that is a leading provider of autonomous control & intelligent perception systems for marine vessels. The company brings new opportunities to the established domains of marine commerce, marine science, and marine recreation. In 2019, the company launched the SM series to the global marine market, autonomous and remote command systems for workboats, utility craft, and security vessels. To make this possible, Michael has raised over $32 million in venture capital from leading funds and corporations.

Michael holds a marine engineering degree from Texas A&M University and has led many major offshore oil & gas and marine transportation and vessel salvage projects around the globe. Prior to starting Sea Machines, he was a Vice President at Crowley Maritime and their affiliate company, Titan Salvage, where he wrote the proposal to raise the wrecked COSTA CONCORDIA cruise ship, a successful and profitable project that earned over $1.3 billion in revenue.

Michael is also a conservationist and knows that humanity should live with the planet not on it, and as the dominant species on this world we have the explicit moral responsibility to protect other kind, their habitats and ensure nature’s balance. He happily resides near Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and 2 sons.

Tobias Kohl

Director Application Engineering Marine
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Tobias began his career with MTU Friedrichshafen in 2007 as a project engineer. By 2012, he had been promoted to Senior Manager, taking over responsibility for the yacht application team. In April 2021, he was promoted to Director of Application Engineering for Marine Applications and is now responsible for the civil marine part of application engineering.

Before joining MTU in 2007, Tobias worked three years for an automation company as project manager for automated industrial manufacturing plants. Since joining MTU, he has specialized in propulsion systems and complex customized solutions for the yachting industry. Over the past few years, he has been involved in numerous projects with hybrid drive systems and exhaust gas aftertreatment solutions.

Tobias studied industrial engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Ravensburg-Weingarten and graduated as Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.

Phil Kordic

Sales Manager Marine – Ferry & Offshore
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Phil is responsible for Marine Engine Sales for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russa (EMEAR), supporting the sales activities of the mtu distribution network with a particular focus on the Ferry, Commercial Fast Craft and Offshore segments. He has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honors) and Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Phil began his career with Detroit-Diesel Allison Australia in 1994, where he held various positions before joining MTU Friedrichshafen in 2012. With 25 years of experience in the greater MTU family, he has a wide variety of off-highway diesel engine experience including marine, power generation and mining.

Prior to joining Detroit-Diesel Allison Australia, Phil spent two years working for Solahart in Australia where he was an application engineer for large-scale solar-thermal projects.

In his free time, Phil enjoys jogging and fitness activities, traveling and playing guitar.

Bartosz Kowalinski

Marine Automation Ship SystemMTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Bart Kowalinski is the EHM (Equipment Health Management) expert of Rolls-Royce Power Systems. He joined the team in Friedrichshafen in 2016 and is responsible for the development of a new product with focus on maximising availability, optimizing performance and minimizing the environmental impact.

Before joining RRPS, Bart was working in various roles in ship management based in Hamburg.

Bart believes that combing traditional engineering and years of experience along with state-of-the-art technologies and modern management methods is a key to success.

In his free time, Bart is running in the mountains, sailing, and spending time with family.

Maciej Kowalik

Senior Marine Application Engineer
MTU America, Inc.

Maciej Kowalik joined the Marine Application Engineering Department at MTU America in July of 2007, supporting the Commercial Marine and Pleasure Craft markets.

In 2009, he took an assignment at MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH in Germany working for the Series 4000 Research and Development Department. There he supported performance and emission compliance testing as well as component testing.

In 2012 he returned to the Marine Application Engineering team at MTU America, supporting North and Latin America. His main areas of focus include the latest-technology Series 4000 marine diesel engines and the development of alternative fuel solutions.

Maciej has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada.

Rüdiger Kruse

Member of the German Bundestag
CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group

Rüdiger Kruse, born in 1961, has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009. Within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, he is both the Commissioner for the maritime industry and chairman of the Hamburg regional group. As a member of the Budget Committee, he is the main rapporteur for the of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and, in this capacity, the rapporteur for the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Defense. The guiding principle for his political activities is ``The concept of sustainability in the sense of a forward-looking intermeshing of economy, environment and social issues``.

Tim Kunstmann

Managing Director of FRS Helgoline
FRS Syltfähre and FRS Elbfähre

Tim Kunstmann is Managing Director of several subsidiaries of the Flensburg-based FRS Group, which he joined as a dual student in Business Administration in 2009. Tim continued his journey at FRS in various positions and by specializing in Marketing & Sales management during his Masters in Hamburg. In 2018 he took over the position as Managing Director of several of the subsidiaries.

Besides the ferry business, Tim is engaged in the offshore business as Sales Director of the subsidiary FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics, which provides crew transfer vessels for the offshore market in the North- and Baltic Sea.

In his free time, he enjoys being part of a band as singer and guitarist.

Denise Kurtulus

Vice President Global Marine
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Denise is your Summit host. She is responsible for the Global Marine business from end-to-end. Denise has been with MTU Friedrichshafen for 15 Years and has held several leadership positions during her tenure. Before taking on her current role, she was responsible for global Marine Sales, a position which she began in 2018. Prior to that she served in various strategic and operational positions in Service including Global Service Sales for all mtu applications.

Throughout her career, customer service and business development have been her passions and were major drivers in her professional development. During her time in Service she led service strategy development, especially in reman, maintenance concepts and spare parts logistics. On the operational side of the Service business, she spent five years in Service Sales globally.

Denise holds a Masters degree in IT and Communication. She is certified as a European Industrial Engineer.

In her free time, Denise enjoys jogging and fitness activities, spending time with family and friends, and being outdoors.

Paul Melles

Technical Director
Koninklijke Doeksen BV

Paul is responsible for the nautical / technical activities under the umbrella of Koninklijke Doeksen (KD). In addition, responsible for technical due diligence of new activities and further sustainability of the shipping company activities of KD. Paul has been with for Rederij Doeksen for 34 years, of which the last 19.5 years as managing director. In those years he was responsible for many ship conversion and new construction projects, including the last two innovative LNG ferries. He first sailed for 7 years as a marine engineer and sailing is still his preferred activity during his free time.

Bill Mossey

President
Pacific Power Group

Bill’s 25 years at Pacific Power Group has transformed the company from simply a supplier of marine parts and services to a company that works with customers to provide complete propulsion systems end engineering services to some of the most notable boat building projects.

Bill’s guidance has allowed the company to forge critical partnerships to give customers advanced mtu and Volvo Penta systems. The company also become Rolls-Royce’s first Kamewa waterjet distributor.

The results have been PPG’s ability to work with WETA to power new ferries in the San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Coast Guard vessels and National Geographic ships, to name a few projects.

Claudius Müller

Senior Manager Global Business Development Marine & Governmental
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Claudius joined MTU Friedrichshafen in 2012. He is now responsible for global business development for the Marine and Governmental business, with focus on market development, strategic growth initiatives and new technologies. Prior to being promoted to this roll he spent 5 years working in strategy and corporate development. Claudius holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.

Prof. Dr. Hans-Otto Pörtner

Alfred-Wegener-Institute

Dr. Hans-Otto Pörtner received his PhD and habilitated in Animal Physiology at Münster and Düsseldorf Universities. As a Research and then Heisenberg Fellow of the German Research Council he worked at Dalhousie and Acadia Universities, Nova Scotia, Canada and at the Lovelace Medical Foundation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, before he became Professor and Head of Integrative Ecophysiology at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany. He has established theory and evidence on effects of climate warming, ocean acidification, and hypoxia on marine animals and ecosystems. His efforts focus on linking biogeography and ecosystem functioning to molecular, biochemical and physiological mechanisms shaping organism tolerance and performance. After his earlier contributions (as Lead Author and Coordinating Lead Author) to the 4th and 5th assessment cycles of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) he was elected Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group II for AR6 in October 2015. He is an elected member of the European Academy of Sciences, the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) and a Web of Science highly cited researcher (Cross-Field) 2018 onward.

Dr. Otto Preiss

Chief Operating Officer
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG

Since 1 May 2020, Otto Preiss reinforces the Executive Board of Rolls-Royce Power Systems as Chief Operating Officer.

In the course of a professional career spanning over 30 years at power and automation specialist ABB, the native Austrian has accumulated wide-ranging experience in various global leadership positions. Most recently he was Group Senior Vice President, acting in the role of Chief Operating Officer Digital, and prior to that headed up ABB's global Motors and Generators division. Other global ABB businesses for which Preiss has assumed responsibility include corporate R&D into Power Technologies and the Swiss Corporate Research Center. After graduating in electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Preiss went on to achieve a Master’s degree in computer science at the University of Colorado, following which he earned his doctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Christian Prinz

Sales Manager Marine
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Christian joined MTU Friedrichshafen in 2013 as a Marine Sales Manager. Prior to joining MTU Friedrichshafen, Christian spent two years as a project manager for Beluga Fleet Management and J.J Sietas gaining valuable industry experience. He also spent four years working at Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft as a design engineer.

Christian holds a Dipl. Ing. Mechanical Engineering from TU Hamburg-Harburg in Germany.

Dr. Peter Riegger

Vice President, Power Lab
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Peter is responsible for the overall technology development as well as for the product development of sustainable power solutions, where we place a strong focus on supporting our customers in reducing their CO2 footprint with solutions around microgrids, fuel cell systems, hydrogen and other sustainable fuels.

From 2016 to April 2021, Peter served as Director Research & Technology and was responsible for the entire spectrum of technology development ranging from internal combustion engines to complete energy and propulsion solutions.

Previously he was in charge for funding programmes and consortium projects dealing with energy storage, hybrid propulsion and microgrids.

Prior to joining MTU in 2008, Peter spent about ten years working for Robert Bosch in different positions on topics like fuel cells, hybrid propulsion and exhaust gas treatment.

Peter holds a diploma in Physics, a master´s degree in Science from École Centrale Paris and earned a doctorate in Electrical Engineering.

Martin Robbins

General Manager
WETA North Bay Service

Martin Robbins has managed the Vallejo to San Francisco North Bay Ferry Service since 1999; working originally for the City of Vallejo, and subsequently starting in 2012 for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA). Beginning in 1992 as the planning for the North Bay Ferry Service was taking form, and up through the initial procurement of the first two high speed ferries to serve that route in 1997; his involvement has been key to this longtime successful service. In 1999 his role transitioned from oversight and management of vessel and facility capital construction management only, to day-to-day management of all aspects of the service.

During his tenure the North Bay Service has expanded from a single high speed ferry to a fleet of six high speed aluminum catamaran ferries. Ridership has grown from 180,000 to 1,100,000 annual passengers. Over the past 24 years he has delivered six new fast ferries, repowered three, and managed the construction of a $32,000,000 state-of-the-art ferry operations and maintenance facility. Robbins recently completed a $63,000,000 project to build three new 445 passenger 32 knot high speed ferries for the service. These new ferries feature the first EPA Tier 4 certified main propulsion engines for this class of vessel.

Shortly after graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in Fuels Engineering, Robbins entered the United States Navy and qualified as a Deck Officer and Electronic Warfare Specialist onboard USS Sand Lance, a fast attack submarine based out of Charleston, South Carolina. During his follow on tour at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, he served as a Ship Superintendent on several fast attack submarine overhauls. Following his naval service he worked for a marine engineering and naval architecture firm supporting clients such as NOAA, the US Coast Guard, and Washington State Ferries.

Robbins is a native of Hornell, New York and is licensed as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of Washington.

Will Roberts

President and Chief Operating Officer
Foss Maritime

Will Roberts joined Foss in 2017 as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) where he was responsible for building the customer facing team to support Foss Maritime’s ALWAYS SAFE. ALWAYS READY. company culture. In 2018, Roberts was named Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, he was responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the company’s fleet, the full-service Seattle shipyard and the marine engineering and naval architectural services team.

Recently, Roberts oversaw the new vessel build program yielding four new tugboats built for Foss and sister company, AmNav. With the recent news of Saltchuk Marine’s (Foss’ holding company) acquisition of Centerline Logistics’ ship assist business and, in turn, the sale of Foss’s California bunker barge business to Centerline, Foss continues to reposition itself in the industry. “Foss continues to be a pioneer and stay ahead of the curve. Our strong team ensures our ability to successfully evolve and adapt, as we have for over 131 years,” said Roberts.

Prior to joining Foss, Roberts served as Senior Vice President, Customer and Services–Americas, for global marine systems and services provider Rolls-Royce. During his tenure at Rolls-Royce, Roberts also served in the roles of Sales Manager U.S. West Coast, Vice President Global Customer Training and Services Development based in Aalesund, Norway, and Chief of Staff to the President of Rolls-Royce Land & Sea in London, UK. Roberts began his career in the U.S. Navy as a qualified Deck and Engineering Officer onboard the U.S.S. Honolulu, a fast attack submarine based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Roberts is from Wrentham, MA. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a degree in Ocean Engineering and holds a Masters of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. Most recently Roberts completed a course of study at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and is currently enrolled in a course of stuff at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.

Andreas Schell

Chief Executive Officer
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG

Since January 2017 Andreas Schell serves as President of the business unit Power Systems, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH/Germany. He is also a member of the Executive Team of Rolls-Royce plc. Embracing change in a global business environment that is constantly changing is absolutely essential in his view, if companies wish to remain competitive. He draws on the experience he has gained with complex change and integration processes at international engineering companies and advocates fast clear decisions. High technology at the limit of the feasible is the common strive of his professional career.

Before joining Rolls-Royce, Schell was responsible for the digital strategy of the US based technology group United Technologies Corporation (UTC), for which he had previously held various roles. He previously gained international management experience at Aerospace Powersystems, Hamilton Sundstrand and DaimlerChrysler. Born in 1969, the studied Mechanical Engineer (Clausthal University of Technology) and Master of Business Administration (Michigan State University) is a passionate triathlete.

Jeff Sherman

Sr. Sales Manager Marine – Americas
MTU America, Inc.

Jeff is a senior sales manager with MTU America responsible for the Workboat Market in North America. His specific focus is on tugs, ferries, OSVs and crew boats. Jeff joined the company under Detroit Diesel Corporation in 1999 as a Marine Sales Manager, with responsibilities for the Marine Pleasure Craft Mega Yacht market. In early 2004, he added responsibilities for the Commercial Marine business segment for MTU in the Western Region of the US, and in 2006, shifted his role to become the Manager for the Workboat Market in North America. Jeff grew up in the marine industry, working in positions from technician all the way up to general manager in various yards on Cape Cod.

Jeff has a bachelor’s degree from Springfield College. He also attended Bridgewater State College pursuing a master’s degree in Education. Jeff holds a USCG Near Coastal Masters License and is an associate member of several marine-related groups. He also serves on several committees within the marine community.

Joan Tanghe

Key Account Manager
MTU Benelux

Joan joined MTU Benelux in 2016 as a commercial and technical advisor in the marine department. After two years in that role, he was promoted to Key Account Manager serving Damen.

Matthias Vogel

President Mobile Power Solutions
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

Matthias Vogel is responsible for the Mobile Power Solutions business unit at Rolls- Royce Power Systems. In this role, he is part of the Executive Leadership Team responsible for steering all of the functions related to the marine, mining, rail and industrial markets for which Rolls-Royce Power Systems develops system solutions.

Before this appointment, Matthias served as the Executive Vice President of Service, Network and Distribution, also as part of the Executive Leadership Team, where he had global responsibility for the worldwide support of mtu products in the field, including the distributor network.

From July 2011 until April 2017, Matthias was globally responsible for the Power Generation business unit, where he was instrumental in supporting the company’s shift from providing loose engines to power generation packagers to offering complete power generation systems directly.

In the three years prior, Matthias served as the President and CEO of Tognum America Inc. (formerly known as MTU Detroit Diesel) and was responsible for North American sales, finance, IT and operations. From January 2003 until December 2007, he served as MTU’s Director of Industrial Sales for Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America, which included Mining, C&I, Rail and Agriculture markets.

Previously, he was Director of Sales - Rail Drive Systems, with responsibility for sales, application engineering and product distribution. Prior to joining MTU in 2003, Matthias spent a number of years working for Siemens Transportation Systems, overseeing projects around the world. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Business.

Christof von Bank

Director Marine Sales
MTU America Inc.

Christof is responsible for sales and application engineering of mtu products in the Americas.

He started his career with MTU Friedrichshafen in 1992 as a Sales Manager in Marine. After holding various positions in marine sales from 1992 to 2005, he moved to Venezuela in 2006, where he headed the MTU Detroit Diesel Liaison Office for Latin America until the end of 2008. From 2009 to 2013, Christof held various positions at MTU America, focusing on regional business and network development as well as sales for marine and industrial applications for Latin America. In 2014, Christof took over the responsibility for Sales & Application Engineering of marine products for the Americas region.

Chew Xiang Yu

Director, Marine & Offshore Business Unit APAC
MTU Asia

Chew is responsible for the Marine & Offshore Business in the Asia Pacific Market. Prior to this, he served as the head of sales for the commercial marine application.

Chew has over 16 years of professional experience in the Asian marine diesel engine market. He has a passion for customer service excellence and believes in differentiating the brand by creating value. propositions for customers.

Chew also serves as the Assistant Honorary Treasurer for the Association of Singapore Marine Industry (ASMI). ASMI brings together a diverse group of stakeholders from the marine & offshore industry.

In his free time, he enjoys swimming and spending time with the family.