ARTHUR D. LITTLE EXPANDS AUTOMOTIVE PRACTICE WITH APPOINTMENT OF CLAUS GRUBER AS PARTNER

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced the appointment of Dr.-Ing. Claus Gruber as a Partner in its Automotive & Manufactured Goods (AMG) practice. Based in the Munich office, Claus brings over 20 years of experience spanning the automotive, telecom and technology sectors. He specializes in the convergence of automotive and digital, with a focus on areas such as high-tech innovation and growth strategy, R&D efficiency, software, and autonomous driving.

Claus joins from Strategy&, where he was Senior Director and Head of Strategy&'s Automotive Software and Co-Head of Strategy&'s Interim Management and Task Force Support Group. His experience spans consultancy (including Detecon Consulting and Booz & Company), industry (Siemens and Nokia Siemens Networks), and founding two software companies (Layonics and Contaction). During his career, he worked on four continents and has led strategy projects around product innovation, technology alliances and M&A, operational projects around R&D efficiency, risk and cost management, software-defined vehicle platforms, regulatory compliance, and supply chain resilience, and supported Automotive OEMs and suppliers in achieving crucial product launches in task force and interim management roles.

Hiroto Suzuki, Managing Partner at ADL, comments, "Technology is driving radical, deep-rooted change in the automotive sector, not just within vehicles themselves, but also across the complete supply chain and wider ecosystem. Claus' unique balance of technology and automotive market knowledge and expertise perfectly positions ADL to support our clients as they digitalize and transform."

Claus Gruber, Partner at ADL, adds, "Companies across the automotive ecosystem face growing pressures due to the rise of technology, the shift to electric and self-driving vehicles, and the transformation to software-defined vehicles. Automotive OEMs and suppliers need to redefine their product and service portfolio, reposition themselves in the Automotive value chain, and optimize their operations. ADL has the capabilities and understanding and is ideal positioned to help our clients to steer their transformation journey, based on the team's experience, global reach, and focus on innovation."

Claus holds a Dr.-Ing. and a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, both from the Technical University of Munich.