New Advisory Board for Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems

Satish Khatu is a former IBM General Manager, Global Industrial Sector and was responsible for IBM’s business globally for key manufacturing industries including Automotive, Electronics, and Aerospace. During his successful career at IBM, Satish Khatu held key US leadership positions in Sales, Finance, Strategy and Services. He also managed IBM’s Services business across growth markets in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Central & Eastern Europe and led IBM’s business in India and Southeast Asia. Satish Khatu holds a Bachelor of Technology from IIT, Mumbai as well as a Master in Engineering from University of Cincinnati and M.B.A. in Marketing.

 Helmut Matschi studied at Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, where he obtained a degree in Communications Technology. He had a long career within Siemens AG. With the acquisition of Siemens VDO by Continental AG in 2007, Mr. Matschi took over the position as Head of the Division Interior. In August 2009, Mr. Matschi was appointed as a member of the Executive Board of Continental AG.

Samir Salman earned a mechanical engineering degree and a master of business degree from the University of Giessen in Germany. He joined Continental in 1998. Salman is currently Chief Executive Officer, NAFTA Region and coordinates the North American activities of the three automotive divisions – Chassis & Safety, Powertrain and Interior, and central functions such as engineering, finance, quality, information technology, human resources, purchasing, communications and marketing. He is also Senior Vice President of Vehicle Dynamics (VED) Business Unit.