Graz, Austria, March 26, 2025 - AVL List announces the appointment of Lukas Walter as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in the Engineering division. With his extensive international experience and in-depth industry expertise, Mr. Walter will play a key role in shaping the further development and strategic direction of the company.
Lukas Walter is returning to AVL after several years in leading positions in the automotive industry. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President in the top management of MAN Truck & Bus, where he held various roles with responsibility for global truck sales, truck engineering, product strategy and planning. In these roles, Lukas Walter was responsible for the implementation of essential transformation processes. During his more than 30-year career at MAN and AVL, he gained extensive top management experience in the areas of engineering, business development and global sales.
As COO of AVL Engineering, Walter will take over the management of the entire strategic business unit. His focus will be on further strengthening the company's innovative power and competitiveness and driving forward the transformation towards sustainable mobility solutions.
"The mobility of the future will be characterized by digitalization, networking and sustainable technologies. I am looking forward to developing innovative solutions at AVL that both meet current market requirements and shape the mobility of the next generation in a sustainable way," explains Lukas Walter.
Helmut List, CEO of AVL, emphasizes: "With Lukas Walter, we are gaining back a proven expert who knows both our company and the challenges of the market inside out. His extensive experience and strategic vision will make an important contribution to strengthening our Engineering division."
The appointment of Lukas Walter underlines AVL's continuous innovation strategy. With his expertise and experience, he will help to further expand the company's pioneering technological role and actively shape the dynamic requirements of the market.
AVL is a world-leading technology company specialising in development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry and other sectors such as rail, marine and energy. Through extensive research, AVL delivers concepts, technology solutions, methodologies and development tools for sustainable, safe and advanced mobility and beyond.
AVL supports international partners and customers in sustainable and digital transformation, with a focus on electrification, software, AI and automation. AVL also supports companies in energy-intensive sectors on their way to green and efficient energy generation and supply.
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