As of January 1, 2019, JOST Werke AG will expand its Executive Board to include the new function Sales and Marketing, Research & Development. Joachim Dürr (54) has been appointed by the Supervisory Board to manage the new Board directorate. He possesses extensive sales, product and management experience in the commercial vehicle market.

In his previous position as Executive Vice President Sales and Aftersales at Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) he was responsible for establishing a worldwide sales and service partner network and optimizing spare parts prices and processing. From 2002 to 2016, he worked for the MAN Group as Managing Director in various international positions. Christoph Hobo will leave the Executive Board at his own request: CFO Christoph Hobo asked the Supervisory Board of JOST Werke AG to terminate his appointment to the Executive Board by mutual consent in order to assume a new leadership role in Asia.

At JOST, Christoph Hobo played a key role in managing the company's IPO in 2017, implementing the necessary processes as well as handling subsequent financing transactions. JOST appoints Dr. Christian Terlinde as Chief Financial Officer: Dr. Christian Terlinde (46) will be appointed Chief Financial Officer as of January 1st, 2019. Dr. Christian Terlinde is a proven financial expert with stations in the MAHLE Group - most recently as Commercial Director of the Business Unit Filtration & Engine Peripherals - and lately as Managing Director of Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH in Paderborn, Germany, where he worked as CFO of the Automotive subgroup within the Benteler Group.