Dr Ulf Zillig studied mechanical engineering with a specialisation in production engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe and at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He then went on to earn his doctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. After completing his doctorate, he joined the international junior research group at the former DaimlerChrysler AG in 1998 and subsequently held numerous strategic management positions.
Since 2022, Dr Zillig has been Vice President of Group Research, Sustainability & RD Functions at Mercedes-Benz AG. Under his leadership, he brings together key governance issues for the entire development division, in particular sustainability, innovation, product safety and compliance.