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Carsten Reinhardt is the senior vice president and president of ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Systems business group. In this position, he is responsible for the overall strategic management of the company’s global commercial vehicle components and customer-focused services both of OE production and the aftermarket.
He joined the company in September 2006, and prior to that role, was the president and CEO of Detroit Diesel Corp., a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG. Reinhardt joined Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC), an affiliated company of the Freightliner Group, a DaimlerChrysler company, as CEO and president in March 2003. He was responsible for overseeing DDC’s business and operations, including the design, manufacturing and marketing of DDC’s heavy-duty diesel engines for the global on-highway commercial vehicle market.
Reinhardt served as plant manager of the Freightliner/Western Star truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore., from October 2002 to February 2003, and previously served as vice president and general manager of operations for Western Star Trucks, from March 2001 to September 2002. Before that, he held various management positions with Freightliner’s Manufacturing organization. He began his career with DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz division in 1993.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Esslingen Technical College in Germany, and a Master of Science in automotive engineering from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and certain aftermarkets. | 