The association defines technical standards, fosters cross-company collaboration throughout the value chain, and supports its members through knowledge sharing and networking. Organized into the Executive Board, Operational Office, Advisory Board, and specialized working groups, Catena-X ensures efficient and interoperable cooperation across the ecosystem.
Structure & Role
The Catena-X Automotive Network e.V. is developing an open and standardized data ecosystem for industry.
Key responsibilities of the association
The Catena-X association coordinates the development of a standardized, open data ecosystem. Its members work in expert groups to define technical standards and certification frameworks. Core tasks also include:
- Managing strategic partnerships
- Providing training and information resources
- Overseeing release and version management
- Selecting and commissioning operating companies, clearing houses, and conformity assessment bodies
- Supporting international networking and collaboration with industry associations
Chair of the Board, Program Lead Data Driven Value Chain, BMW AG
Oliver Ganser
Treasurer, Director Automotive Ecosystems, Siemens AG
Claus Cremers
Expert Leader Supply Chain, Renault Group
Aimé-Frédéric Rosenzweig
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Magna
John H. Farrell
Global VP, Automotive Industry Business Unit, SAP SE
Hagen Heubach
Head of Procurement and Supplier Quality Product and Cost Management Mercedes
Kathrin Daecke
Director External Affairs Sustainable Development & R&D, Valeo
Jean-Baptiste Burtscher
Enterprise Sales Leader, Industrial Accounts IBM
Jon Jacobson
CEO Cofinity-X
Thomas Rösch
Deputy Chair, Managing Director, Fraunhofer ISST
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Boris Otto
Director Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, Circulor Ltd.
Luise Müller-Hofstede
Robert Bosch GmbH
Dr. Karin Pennemann
Managing Director – Membership, Transfer & Office Management
Anja Misselbeck
Managing Director – Operations & Governance
Hanno Focken
Managing Director – Value Creation & Technology
Michael Hahn
Communications Manager
Patrick Pickhan
Sustainability Business Domain Manager
Stan Faldin
Transfermanager – Collaborations & Ecosystem
Dr. Carina Gliese
Platform Domain Manager
Stephan Bauer
PLM, Quality, Resiliency, Industry Core Business Domain Manager
Thibault Grandemenge
Association Operations Manager
Jan Kronschnabel
Project Assistant
Lamei Tang
Certification & Governance Manager
Ann-Kathrin Krause
Data Space Operations Manager
Theresa Hilger
Chief Software Architect
Mathias Brunkow Moser
Senior Expert for Regulatory and International Affairs
Jan Seidel
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board consists of seven high-level representatives from politics, academia, and industry. It advises the Executive Board on strategic and cross-sector topics.
Current members include:
- Dr. Marcus Bollig – Chair, Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA)
- Eric Lambert – Galia
- Ernst Stöckl-Pukall – Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
- Dieter Meuser – GEC – German Edge Cloud GmbH & Co. KG
- Niklas Veltkamp – BITKOM e.V.
- Shi Hao – Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dianjun Fang – Tongji University