Martin Spiegel — CEO
Senior engineering and technology executive with a proven track record in building, scaling and transforming global software organizations in highly complex, regulated and safety-critical environments. Over the past 15+ years, I have led large international engineering organizations (up to 750+ engineers across Europe, US and APAC) delivering end-to-end software and system platforms — from strategy and architecture to execution, industrialization and market introduction. My leadership style is rooted in transparency, open communication and technical excellence, with a strong belief in a “ONE team” approach. I am convinced that sustainable success is never driven by individuals alone, but by high-performing teams that trust each other, understand their respective strengths and weaknesses, and actively support one another — across reporting lines and peer organizations. This mindset has been shaped not only by executive leadership roles, but also by more than 20 years of competitive team sports, where I learned that winning teams are not defined by individual brilliance alone, but by cohesion, accountability and mutual trust. My experience spans AI-driven software platforms, autonomous and mission-critical systems, cloud-based data infrastructures, combined with full ownership of large R&D budgets, board-level reporting and executive stakeholder management. I operate at the intersection of technology, business and leadership — where engineering excellence becomes a decisive strategic asset. Motto: Stay relentlessly unsatisfied with the status quo.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Automotive technology, specializing in ADAS and software platform development.
Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Experience: 17 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Organizational Strategy
- Project Management
- Adas / Autonomous Driving Leadership
- Platform Development
- Adas / Ad System Architecture
- Functional Safety
- Adas R&d Organization Building
Career Highlights
- Led global teams of over 750 engineers.
- Managed R&D budgets exceeding €200M annually.
- Pioneered ADAS and autonomous driving initiatives.
Work Experience
HARMAN International
Vice President Infotainment / Cockpit Domain Controller (1 yr 3 mos)
Senior Director Global Platform Development (In-Cabin Sensing, eMirror, Compute-ECU) (1 yr 5 mos)
Senior Director Global ADAS/AD System & Feature Development (1 yr 3 mos)
CARIAD (Volkswagen Group)
Vice President ADAS / Autonomous Driving (2 yrs 4 mos)
Samsung Electronics
Director ADAS Systems Engineering and Environmental Modeling, Smart Machines (1 yr 10 mos)
AUDI AG
Head of concept team autonomous driving (1 yr 8 mos)
Head of ADAS Architecture and Technology Team (2 yrs 5 mos)
ADAS Projektmanager and Function Owner (2 yrs 10 mos)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Head of Image Segmentation Group @ Pattern Recognition Lab (1 yr 11 mos)
Siemens Healthineers
PHD Student (3 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Dr.-Ing. at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Master's degree at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
