FRANKFURT: Volkswagen has employed Elke Temme, a long-time government at Germany’s high utility RWE, to go the carmaker’s newly created division for power and electrical automobile charging, it mentioned on Monday.
Temme’s transfer is the most recent illustration of the rising convergence of the autos and power sectors amid an anticipated growth in demand for electrical autos.
Most lately, Temme was chief working officer of Innogy eMobility options. Innogy was carved out from RWE in 2016 and later damaged up in an asset swap with E.ON, which acquired the agency’s emobility actions within the course of.
She will likely be in command of pooling and managing current group actions within the fields of power, charging companies, charging gear and charging infrastructure throughout all manufacturers, Volkswagen mentioned.
“With Elke Temme, we’ve got received a confirmed knowledgeable within the fields of power and charging for our firm,” Volkswagen board member Thomas Schmall mentioned in a press release.
