CIO of KraussMaffei,
Germany
KraussMaffei is one of the world's leading manufacturers of machines and systems for producing and processing plastics and rubber. Our range of products and services covers all technologies in injection molding, extrusion, reaction process machinery and additive manufacturing. This gives us a unique selling proposition in the industry.
Employees
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- April 2025 – present: CIO, KrausMaffei
- 2019 – 2025: CIO, Lilium, Germany
- 2013 – 2019: VP Shopfloor IT EMEA, BMW Group, Germany
- 2011 - 2013: CIO, BMW Financial Services, Germany
- 2010 - 2011: Head of Programme Planning and Controlling, BMW Group, Germany
- 1999 - 2010: General Manager IT, BMW Financial Services, Germany
- 1996 - 1998: Project Manager, IDS Scheer, Germany
Seidel studied Physics and Economics and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration.
At Lilium, Seidel has the unique opportunity to ramp up the entire IT system landscape for the company's ambitious business model. He and his team are delivering a highly integrated super scalable IT architecture supporting the entire value chain from aircraft design to manufacturing and operations.