Automobile expert Jörg Sommer will take over the steering wheel at Deutsche Post electric vehicle subsidiary StreetScooter from April 1. Previously COO at US electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Chanje, he will focus on fostering growth, extending production and internationalization of the German company.
Sommer has more than 10 years’ experience in the electric mobility sector, working initially for Renault and then for VW Group where he was the global head of Group Electric Mobility.
The former CEO Achim Kampker will remain with the company as Chief Innovation Officer, charged with developing new e-mobility concepts and technologies, as well as research and cooperation with the scientific community. Other members of the StreetScooter GmbH management team remain unchanged.
Thomas Ogilvie, Board Member for Corporate Incubations at Deutsche Post DHL Group, whose responsibilities include StreetScooter, underlined: “StreetScooter is a great success. At this stage we are preparing for the future by combining Achim Kampker’s research orientation with Jörg Sommer’s strong international e-mobility knowhow. This sets the stage for research and practice to come together to explore great potential for the future of StreetScooter.”
Sommer said: “After years in California working for startups and given my German OEM experience, joining StreetScooter is a homecoming for me. StreetScooter is a success story of innovation, dreaming big, entrepreneurship and making the world a better place. I am honored to be joining this daring team in Germany as we get ready to expand access to zero emission transportation.”
Kampker added: “We have achieved a great deal in recent years and have developed from being a start-up to becoming Germany’s leading manufacturer of electric utility vehicles. Above all, our recipe for success has always been our unconventional approach to our customers’ needs, innovative mobility concepts and a close exchange of ideas with the scientific community. To make sure that continues to be the case, I will focus entirely on these issues in future.”
