LIPPSTADT, Germany -- Ralf Voss has been named senior executive vice president for Hella KGaA Hueck & Company's electrical and electronics division.

Voss will be responsible for development and manufacturing of driver-assistance systems, as well as body electronics. He also will coordinate the division's NAFTA activities.

Prior to joining Hella, Voss was engineering director for DaimlerChrysler's body and safety electrical/electronics systems for all Chrysler Group vehicle programs, including Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge. He was based at the company's North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI.

He previously was senior manager of vehicle engineering for electrical/electronics architecture, chassis control systems, vehicle diagnostics and design for all Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicle programs.

While at DaimlerChrysler, Voss served as a member of the supervisory board of First Sensor Technology from 2000 until 2003, in Berlin, Germany.

A physicist, Voss holds a master's degree in business administration from Michigan State University and a doctorate in natural sciences from the Free University of Berlin.

He lives in Erwitte, Germany, with his wife and child.

For more information about Hella, go to: www.hella.com .

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