Effective in January, Hermann Beck, former executive vice president of the ZF Off-Highway Systems business unit, will succeed Dr. Franz Kleiner in his position as senior executive vice president of the ZF Division Industrial Technology and site manager at Passau/Thyrnau. In January, Dr. Kleiner will be appointed to the board of management of the ZF Friedrichshafen AG. He will be responsible for the North American business of ZF Group.