The Investor Relations department of Continental AG in Hanover will be under new management as of January 1, 2019. Bernard Wang (38), who previously held the same position at Linde plc in Munich, Germany, will succeed Rolf Woller (45), who is leaving Continental at his own request at the end of 2018 to pursue new professional challenges.
Wolfgang Schäfer, the technology company’s chief financial officer, welcomed Bernard Wang: “With him we are gaining an internationally experienced executive who is well versed in capital market and technology issues. I firmly believe that he will seamlessly continue and deepen our trusting dialogue with investors and analysts.” He thanked Rolf Woller for his excellent, award-winning work. “During his 12 years with Continental, he was involved in our return to the DAX and the sustained increase in the value of our company, among other things. We would like to thank him for his extraordinary commitment and wish him all the best for the future,” said Schäfer.
Born in Taiwan and a U.S. citizen, Wang studied electrical engineering at Princeton University in the U.S.A., has an MBA from the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Germany and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. Between 2001 and 2014, he worked in the chip industry in the U.S.A., Europe and Asia, first as an engineer and then in strategy and investor relations. In 2014, Wang moved from the semiconductor manufacturer Infineon to the gases and engineering company Linde in Munich, Germany, where he has headed the Investor Relations department since the end of 2016.
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2017, Continental generated sales of €44 billion and currently employs more than 244,000 people in 61 countries and markets.
