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Groupe PSA has appointed Christian Müller, currently Managing Director, Engineering Opel Automobile GmbH, as the new Head of Powertrain & Chassis Engineering for the Group with effect from August 1.
Muller, who will report to Nicolas Morel, EVP Research & Development, is taking over from Alain Raposo, who has served in this position since May 2018.
Alain Raposo, according to a official statement, has chosen to leave Groupe PSA voluntarily at the end of August 2020 in order to pursue a personal project.
Marcus Lott, Vice President Body in White, Equipment & Materials Engineering and an Opel/Vauxhall engineer since 1994, will become the new head for R&D of the German and British brands and member of the Managing Board of Opel Automobile GmbH effective August 1.
Commenting on Muller’s appointment, Nicolas Morel, Executive Vice President Research & Development of Groupe PSA, said: “I am delighted to work even closer with Christian Müller who is a leading and recognized powertrain expert in the automotive industry. ”
He also congratulated Marcus Lott on his new position, saying “With his many years of engineering experience, he will make a decisive contribution to successfully developing further the Opel/Vauxhall brands and the group’s Engineering Center in Rüsselsheim.”
According to Morel, “These management decisions clearly demonstrate how closely integrated our engineering teams work together. German Engineering competence will continue to play a key role in the Groupe PSA.”
Also commenting on the new appointments, Michael Lohscheller, member of Groupe PSA Managing Board and CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, added: “German Engineering is at the heart of Opel. As head of Opel R&D, Christian played a key role in making this visible and tangible for our customers in all of our models, like the current Corsa and future Mokka, which are also available in electric versions.
“I am delighted that with Marcus Lott, we have appointed a highly experienced and recognized engineer as his successor. Marcus has known our company, models and people for almost 30 years now.”
Christian Müller has been Managing Director Engineering of Opel Automobile GmbH since August 1, 2017. Prior to this assignment, he held the position of Vice President GM Global Propulsion Systems – Europe. Christian Müller was born in Rüsselsheim, Germany in 1969 and received a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Darmstadt University.
Marcus Lott has been Vice President Body in White, Equipment & Materials Engineering since January this year. Before this assignment, he was Vice President Programs & Strategy of Opel/Vauxhall. Furthermore, he led the development of various vehicles in North America, South America, Asia and Europe as a chief engineer.
Marcus Lott was born in Mainz, Germany in 1968 and holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering/Automotive Technology from RWTH Aachen.
