Varta AG announced that Markus Hackstein becomes the new board member for the system integration of batteries in the field of e-mobility and energy storage. Markus Hackstein will become a new member of the Executive Board from 1st August 2022. He will have overall responsibility for the V4Drive (E-Mobility), Energy Storage Systems and Power Pack Solutions divisions, making him the fourth member of the Board alongside Armin Hessenberger, Rainer Hald and the Chairman of the Board, Herbert Schein.

Markus Hackstein has been successfully working in various management positions for the VARTA Group since 2018. Among other things, he was responsible for the successful establishment of the production site in Brasov, Romania, as well as the Solutions and V4Drive division.