Kristof worked for 10 years at the Ford Motor Company in Europe and Australia as a vehicle dynamics engineer on various vehicle projects as well as as a research engineer on future steering technologies like active steering and steer by wire. He joined tk steering 15 years ago and through various roles is since 7 years responsible for Research and Advanced Development. Through various projects on new technologies like steer by wire, Vehicle Motion Control and Electromechanical brakes, he is supporting the transformation of the company from a steering component supplier to a chassis system integrator. Within these projects he also works very close with traditional OEMs as well as new players and start-ups on the mobility solutions and chassis concepts of tomorrow.