Susanne Hahn — CEO
Business Leader | Board Professional | Investor I am a compassionate business leader and board professional with extensive international experience in leadership, transformation, and emerging technologies. Known for my pragmatic approach, adaptability, and global mindset, I am supported by a robust international network of distinguished experts. Board Experience: Over a decade of active service as Non-Executive Director and Advisory Board member across listed, family-owned, and governmental organizations. Currently: • Member of the Board of Directors at Nokian Tyres plc (NASDAQ-listed) • Member of the Strategic Advisory Board at Klingele Paper & Packaging SE & Co. KG (Mid-size company) • Member of the Advisory Board at Invest Baden-Württemberg (government initiative) • Member of the Board of GT-Hub (Green Tech accelerator for German Mittelstand) • Several board positions across portfolio companies of my own investment holding company SKV Invest Corporate Expertise: 20 years in the automotive industry, including 8 years in senior management roles reporting directly to the entire Board of Management at Daimler and Mercedes-Benz AG. Recognized in Capital’s Top 40 under 40 (2016). Transformation & Entrepreneurship: Successfully transformed Daimler’s Lab1886 into 1886Ventures within 8 months, building a lasting venture portfolio. Since 2020, active as serial founder, and investor, building SKV Invest (www.skvinvest.de), selling two ventures already, and scaling sustainable businesses. I thrive as a doer, integrator, and transformer, combining cross-divisional and international experience with an intuitive sense for anticipating trends and focusing on what truly matters. Beyond business, I cherish family, nature, and sports, and I give back to the community as a member of the Rotary Club Stuttgart-Rosenstein.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in the automotive and venture capital industries.
Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Experience: 25 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Leadership
- Business Development
Career Highlights
- Over a decade of board experience across diverse sectors.
- Successfully transformed Daimler’s Lab1886 into a venture portfolio.
- Recognized in Capital’s Top 40 under 40.
Work Experience
Enperium
Founding Partner & Managing Director (11 mos)
MegaLion Europe GmbH
Founding Partner & Member of the Board (11 mos)
MaxifyIP GmbH
Founding Partner (1 yr 11 mos)
Klingele Paper & Packaging Group
Member of the Advisory Board Klingele Paper & Packaging SE & Co. KG (2 yrs 7 mos)
HyperPark Ltd.
Founding Partner & Member of the Board (2 yrs 8 mos)
Nokian Tyres plc
Member of the Board of Directors & Member of the People and Sustainability Committee (3 yrs 11 mos)
Zefyron
Founding Partner & Member of the Board (4 yrs 5 mos)
SENTImotion
Founding Partner & Member of the Board (4 yrs 8 mos)
Invest BW Innovation & Investment Funding Program of the state of Baden-Württemberg/Germany
Member of the Advisory Board (5 yrs 1 mo)
Küster Holding GmbH
Member of the Strategic Advisory Board (2 yrs 11 mos)
SKV Invest GmbH
Founding Partner & CEO (5 yrs 3 mos)
1886Ventures
Founding Partner & Member of the Shareholders Board (5 yrs 3 mos)
Volocopter GmbH
Member of the Advisory Board (3 yrs 4 mos)
Daimler AG
CEO & Director Lab1886 global and Chair of the Advisory Boards Lab1886 Incubator of Daimler AG (4 yrs 8 mos)
Director Corporate Organization & Member of HR Executive Committee Daimler AG (2 yrs 7 mos)
Executive Assistant to the Board Member HR at Daimler AG (1 yr 10 mos)
Head of Production Supplies body-in-white S|E|C-class and Production Network (9 mos)
Head of Supply-Chain-Management (3 yrs 2 mos)
Program Managament S|SL|CL|Maybach and Plant Manager Mercedes Benz Cars (2 yrs 5 mos)
Productdevelopment engineer S|CL-class (2 yrs 10 mos)
Traineeprogram and Diploma Thesis with assignments in Brazil and South Africa (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Diploma of Economics at University of Tübingen
at John F. Kennedy School