Dr. Johannes Hattendorff leads global Business Development for OE and commercial vehicle customers at Webasto Battery Systems. With a background in physics and an MBA, he entered the lithium-ion battery field in 2011 through a joint PhD at BMW AG and TUM. Since joining Webasto in 2016, Johannes has held key engineering roles in Germany and Korea, supporting major battery projects before taking on his current global role in 2024.

As a global innovative systems partner to the mobility industry, Webasto is one of the 100 largest suppliers to the automotive sector worldwide. In development, manufacturing and sales, the company focuses on roof systems on the one hand and on vehicle electrification on the other hand. The product range includes openable and fixed roofs, electric high-voltage heaters and batteries, as well as thermo management solutions. Among the customers of Webasto are manufacturers of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and boats, as well as dealers and end customers. In 2024, according to preliminary figures, the Group generated sales of around 4.3 billion euros and employed around 15,300 people at more than 50 locations. The headquarters of the company, which was founded in 1901, is located in Stockdorf near Munich (Germany).