Catena-X appoints Rouven Rüdenauer as new board member

The Director IT Mercedes-Benz Cars Operations, Rouven Rüdenauer, will join the board of Catena-X as of February 1st, 2023.

In addition to Rouven Rüdenauer, Oliver Ganser (BMW) as Chairman of the Board, Prof. Dr. Boris Otto as Vice Chairman of the Board (Fraunhofer ISST), Claus Cremers (Siemens) , Steve Schindler-Le Huray (Bosch), Dr. Matthias Dohrn (BASF), Frank Göller (Volkswagen), Hagen Heubach (SAP) and Dr. Jürgen Sturm (ZF Friedrichshafen) are part of the Catena-X Board of Directors.  

“Delighted to be part of Catena-X on it’s pioneering path” 

"The transparency and traceability of our entire value chain is and remains a significant success factor. Especially with regard to the quality, safety and availability of our products for our customers. Catena-X, as a data ecosystem that can be used safe and secure by all stakeholders, thus creates the optimal conditions for resilient, efficient, but also independent and sustainable production in the automotive industry. I am delighted to be part of Catena-X on it’s pioneering path," says Rouven Rüdenauer.  

Rouven Rüdenauer will focus on standardization, certification and IP in the Catena-X board.  He will continue the work of Dr. Inga von Bibra, CIO R&D at Mercedes Benz-Cars, who is transferring her mandate due to a change of employer.   Oliver Ganser, Chairman of the Board: „On behalf of our entire Board, I want to thank Inga von Bibra for her strong personal contribution to get Catena-X off the ground. She was a day one member of our industry endeavor and hands over a solid foundation to Rouven Rüdenauer.“

Last updated:: 02/13/2023