He succeeds Dr Tobias Keitel, who will continue his career outside Voith.
Lüder was most recently president of Sulzer's Flow division and member of the executive committee of Sulzer AG. Between 2015 and 2022, he held management positions at Thyssenkrupp, including CEO of the Mining Technologies division and previously CEO Industrial Solutions Asia Pacific and CEO Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. From 1995 to 2015, he worked for Siemens AG in the Metals Technologies, Industrial Solutions and Power Generation divisions with international management functions in Asia (China, Malaysia) and Europe (Germany, Finland, Austria).
“By appointing Jan Lüder, we have secured a leader for Voith who brings proven expertise in project and plant operations, along with extensive international management experience from renowned industrial firms,” said Prof Siegfried Russwurm, chairman of the shareholders' committee and the supervisory board of Voith. “He is poised to strategically position the Group Division Hydro for economic success and capitalize on the growth opportunities presented by the global energy transition."
Lüder holds a degree in electrical engineering from Germany’s Technical University of Berlin.
