Presently, André Philipp occupies the position of Chief Operating Officer for SAF-HOLLAND SE and Chief Operating Officer at SAF-HOLLAND GmbH (a subsidiary of SAF-HOLLAND SE).

Dr. Philipp previously was Chief Operating Officer for Changchun Hella Automotive Lighting Ltd., Chief Operating Officer for Saf-Holland SA, Manager-Product Line at Daimler AG, Project Manager at Valeo SE and Managing Director at Valeo GmbH (a subsidiary of Valeo SE), Managing Director at Valeo Beleuchtung Deutschland GmbH, Director-China Operations at Hella Lighting Corp., Chief Operating Officer for Deutz (Dalian) Engine Co., Ltd., Chief Operations Officer for Deutz (Dalian) Engine Co., Ltd., Managing Director-Operations at LEONI Cable (China) Co., Ltd. and Sales Manager at Océ-Deutschland GmbH.

André Philipp received a doctorate from Comenius University In Bratislava, an MBA from Vilnius University and an MBA and a graduate degree from Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften.