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Article Excerpt
For nearly 100 years ZF Friedrichshafen AG(ZF)--known as Zahnradfabrik when it started in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in 1915--has been in the business of making things move. From zeppelins and airships to cars and buses, ZF has grown to become the leading worldwide driveline and chassis supplier.
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I had the opportunity at Expo to sit down with Wolfgang Schilha, the head of marketing and customer services for ZF's commercial vehicle and special driveline technology division, to discuss his career in transit, ZF and the changing face of technology.
GETTING UP TO SPEED
It's not uncommon for a career in public transportation to span nearly four decades, but to have nearly all of that time spent with one company is definitely an accomplishment. Wolfgang Schilha is such an anachronism.
Schilha started as an apprentice for ZF and has worked there ever since. Starting in the sales department, he soon realized that he needed more knowledge of the English language, so in 1975 he moved to Nottingham, England, to, as he says it, live in a house about five yards wide with one door.
Schilha returned to ZF and worked his way up through the export sales department,...
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