Clarios announced Helmut Zodl will join the company's leadership team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective Sept. 1, 2023. This appointment strengthens Clarios' financial leadership and strategic direction for future growth and success.

Prior to joining Clarios, Helmut Zodl served as CFO at GE Healthcare. In this role he successfully led the spin-off of the company from its parent, listing GE Healthcare on NASDAQ. Before GE Healthcare, he worked in China as Group CFO for Midea, a global leader in air conditioning, white goods and industrial automation.

Helmut is a member of the supervisory board of KUKA AG, where he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. His professional career also includes positions in Finance, IT and Strategy at companies such as Advance AutoParts, Lenovo, IBM and PWC. Helmut is an Austrian native and his international experience includes assignments in France, Hong Kong, China, Brazil and the United States.

Helmut follows John DiBert, who left the position of Chief Financial Officer at Clarios in April 2023 to take up the role of CFO at Air Canada in his hometown of Montreal, Canada.