Dirk Maiwald

Dirk Maiwald has a strong background in information technology and management. Dirk is currently serving as the Vice President of Information Technology at Mount Franklin Foods since July 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Director - Digital Innovation and Transformation at Canoo from October 2021 to July 2023. Prior to that, they worked at PACCAR as the Director and Chief Information Officer at Peterbilt Motors from June 2015 to October 2021, and as the Director of Global IT Services from January 2015 to May 2015. Dirk gained experience in program and project management at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from July 2013 to December 2014. Dirk also served as an IT Senior Manager at Daimler AG from July 2009 to June 2013, and at Daimler Trucks North America from January 2007 to June 2009. Earlier in their career, they worked at Demand Detroit as an IT Application Manager from 2004 to 2006, and as the Manager of Quality and Information Systems from April 2001 to June 2004. Dirk started their career as an International Management Associate at Daimler AG from June 2000 to March 2001. Before that, they worked as a Quality Manager at ISOPHON in 1999. Overall, Dirk Maiwald has extensive experience in IT leadership and management roles across various industries.

Dirk Maiwald holds a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts/Economics from The University of Texas at El Paso. Dirk also obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a field of study in Information Systems from the same university. In addition, Dirk has certifications as a Scrum Master Certified (SMC) from Scrum Alliance, IT Service Management - ITIL Certification from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute.