As of March 1, 2012, Volker Eimertenbrink was appointed as Head of the Business Group South America, Middle East, Africa (SAMEA) and member of the Group Executive Board. He took over as planned from Martin Hirzel, who as CEO also headed Business Group SAMEA ad interim after Autoneum went public.

Mr. Eimertenbrink joined the Rieter Group in 2008 as CFO Automotive Systems Division. From 1995 until 2008 he was working for Faurecia in Stadthagen, Germany, in various leading positions in controlling and engineering. From 1985 until 1995 he worked as production/value engineer and design engineer for the two German companies Fr. Buschjost GmbH & Co. and Hymmen GmbH.

He holds an MSc in engineering (Dipl. Wirtschaftsingenieur FH) from the university of applied sciences in Bielefeld, Germany.