👋 Meet Johannes Diem Do you know Johannes? He's our Head of Business Innovation, Startup Cooperation &VC since 2021. His journey at MAHLE is a little longer. In 2006 he joined MAHLE-Behr Thermomangement as a development engineer and has been a member of our #VentureCapital team since 2014, which has since developed to the current Business Innovation team. Here he is above all responsible for our portfolio startups of MAHLE New Ventures, our venture capital business and #cooperations within our startup ecosystem. We asked him some questions. ❓ Our Business Innovation Team deals with topics related to startups at MAHLE. Are there any areas that particularly excite you about your work? Definitely! I am most enthusiastic about working with our courageous #founders. In our current portfolio startups, we have great founders and team members who are working passionately on their innovative business models and continuously adapting them to customers and the market. Supporting them and pioneering new sustainable business models with a fit to MAHLE is my main motivation. ❓ Where do you see MAHLE New Ventures in 10 years – or what would you like to see? With MAHLE New Ventures, we have created a #framework for trying out and scaling new business models. My hope for the future would be that we consistently utilize the ‘startup’ tool for the holistic development of new business models. I would like us to have 10-15 startup teams to help shape the continuous #transformation of MAHLE. ❓ In addition to venture building, we also cooperate with external startups in pilot projects within our MAHLE #PilotingProgram. What 3 things do you think make a good #collaboration with startups? Firstly, there must be an #openness to learning on both sides and a willingness to invest in each other (time and money). Then personal #trust must be earned through #performance. And finally, there must also be economic success for both sides - #businessimpact! Thank you, Johannes! 😊 Great to have you in our team and @ MAHLE New Ventures – Together we boost future business! 🚀 #MAHLENewVentures #Weboostfuturebusiness #startups #innovation #founders #businessimpact
A highly innovative and supportive leader! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The magic of Johannes ✨ I learned a lot from you when we worked together. What impressed me the most was your collaborative, pragmatic and honest way of working with everyone. No political nonsense, but driven by impact.
It‘s a great pleasure to work with you, Johannes!
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2moNice one Johannes I like the positioning that innovation / startups shape the pathway to core transformation. That's the only thing the two worlds can align.