ZF has announced that Philippe Colpron will become an Executive Vice President, with responsibility as Head of ZF’s aftermarket division on January 1st, 2021. As well as this, he will continue to lead Fleet Solutions, a business of ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Control Systems division, which was formerly WABCO.

As a proven industry expert ZF say that Philippe will anticipate the future evolution and requirements of the sector, expand ZF Aftermarket’s broad portfolio and drive new advancements in customer-centric solutions.

Philippe aims to support customers proactively through the unprecedented change of the automotive industry. He comments, “The automotive future is smart with alternative drive concepts, connected vehicles and autonomous driving in addition to radically changing customer expectations. ZF Aftermarket wants to take this transformation as an opportunity to be strongly connected with our customers and further expand on a convincing combination of a broad product and solutions portfolio, a global service network and purposeful digital solutions, shaping the aftermarket for the Next Generation Mobility in a sustainable society.”

After different management roles at Valeo, Philippe started his career at former WABCO in 2007 as Strategic Sourcing Director. From 2010 onwards, he took over various top management positions in the aftermarket. In 2018 he was appointed to the Global Fleet Solutions Hub leadership role.

Philippe Colpron’s predecessor, Helmut Ernst, will take on the transition role “Aftermarket Affairs” from 1 January 2021, representing ZF in selected aftermarket associations, leading strategic projects and supporting the on-boarding process of the new ZF Aftermarket head in 2021.

Dr. Holger Klein, Member of the ZF Board of Management commented, “Helmut Ernst defined and implemented the new ZF Aftermarket organisation after the TRW transaction. This successful integration and the subsequent development of our aftermarket activities is an essential basis for future growth. We thank him for always promoting change whenever necessary.” He added, “The automotive aftermarket is undergoing dramatic changes with evolving customer expectations, acceleration of technological innovations and shifts in competitive power. With Philippe Colpron we gain an experienced, internationally well-known leader, who has swiftly embraced these trends and lives ZF’s vision of safe and sustainable mobility, as well as our technology spearheading digitalisation. He will quickly evolve our aftermarket business for the Next Generation Mobility with ZF's strict customer centricity as his guiding principle.”