About

Dr. Stefan Sommer has served as a Director of Aeva since November 2023 and brings decades of automotive-industry executive leadership.

He served as Chief Executive Officer of ZF AG from 2012 through December 2017 and as a member of Volkswagen AG's Board of Management for Components and Procurement from September 2018 to June 2020, and studied Mechanical Engineering with an Engineering Doctorate from Ruhr University Bochum.

Roles

Aeva Technologies, Inc.
Director · Current role
November 2023–present
ZF AG
Chief Executive Officer
2012 - December 2017
Volkswagen AG
Member of the Board of Management (Components and Procurement)
September 2018 - June 2020
ZF Sachs AG / ZF AG
Member of the Board of Management, Chassis Systems Division; later central Board of Management (Materials Management) · Joined ZF Sachs AG in 2008; appointed to the central Board of Management of ZF AG in 2010.
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Continental Automotive Systems
Director of Electronics & Sensor Development · Joined in 1997.
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ITT Teves
Development Engineer · Began his career.
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ZF Sachs AG / ZF AG
Member of the Board of Management, Chassis Systems Division (later central Board of Management) · Joined ZF Sachs AG in 2008; appointed to the central Board of Management of ZF AG in 2010 for Materials Management.
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External Roles

Knorr-Bremse AG
Supervisory Board member
since 2021
JOST Werke SE
Chair of the Board of Directors
since 2022

Director Compensation

FY FY2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$210,000
NoteNon-U.S. resident directors receive $150,000 in cash in lieu of the annual RSU grant
Stock awards
$0
Total
$210,000

Also at Aeva Technologies, Inc.

Colleague
Soroush Salehian
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Colleague
Mina Rezk
Co-Founder, President, Chief Technology Officer & Chairman
Colleague
Hrach Simonian
Director

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