Johannes is an expert in software and electronics, the connected and autonomous car disruptions affecting the automotive industry, and digital technologies and strategy. He leads McKinsey’s automotive software initiative in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, supporting clients in shaping their digital strategies, improving technology operations, upgrading their organizations, and driving digital transformations. As an integral part of McKinsey Digital in Germany, Johannes works with automotive, machinery, semiconductor, and aerospace and defense companies to enhance their digital products and capabilities.
Johannes has helped a variety of clients define and operationalize their digital transformation journeys. Recent examples include the following:
- setting up a software strategy and transformation program at a major automotive OEM, including the build-up of a new organizational unit focused solely on software and electronics
- defining strategy for electronics and software for a tier-one automotive company
- setup of a company-wide cybersecurity program in automotive
- transforming an engineering function at a major tier-one automotive supplier to prepare for upcoming automotive disruptions
- creating a make-versus-buy strategy for infotainment software components at a major automotive OEM
- defining a future technology platform and organization for architecture and coordination for a major automotive OEM
- establishing a software excellence initiative for an automotive OEM
PUBLISHED WORK
“The big shift: Moving commercial vehicle OEMs to centralized E/E and Software,” McKinsey & Company, September 2024
“Advanced semiconductors for the era of centralized E/E architectures,” McKinsey & Company, June 2024
“Autonomous vehicles moving forward: Perspectives from industry leaders,” McKinsey & Company, January 2024
“Digital twins: The key to smart product development,” McKinsey & Company, July 2023
“Getting ready for next-generation E/E architecture with zonal compute,” McKinsey & Company, June 2023
“Autonomous driving’s future: Convenient and connected,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023
“Outlook on the automotive software and electronics market through 2030,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023
“From sci-fi to reality: Autonomous driving in China,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023
“Will the supply–demand mismatch persist for automotive semiconductors?,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022
“The future of automotive computing: Cloud and edge,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022
“Semiconductor shortage: How the automotive industry can succeed,” McKinsey & Company, June 2022
“Cracking the complexity code in embedded systems development,” McKinsey & Company, March 2022
“Reaching excellence in software procurement,” McKinsey & Company, February 2022
“Rewiring car electronics and software architecture for the ‘Roaring 2020s’,” McKinsey & Company, August 2021
“Automotive semiconductors for the autonomous age,” McKinsey & Company, August 2021
“Mapping the automotive software-and-electronics landscape through 2030,” McKinsey & Company, 2019
“How will changes in the automotive-component market affect semiconductor companies?”, McKinsey & Company, 2019
“Automotive software and electrical/electronic architecture: Implications for OEMs,” McKinsey & Company, 2019
“Creating a successful Internet of Things data marketplace,” McKinsey & Company, 2016
“The race for cybersecurity: Protecting the connected car in the era of new regulation,” McKinsey & Company, 2019
“A blueprint for successful digital transformations for automotive suppliers,” McKinsey & Company, 2018
“Preparing IT systems and organizations for the Internet of Things,” McKinsey & Company, 2015
“Rethinking car software and electronics architecture,” McKinsey & Company, 2018
EDUCATION
Zeppelin University
MA
