Hannes Ruther possesses a robust background in product management and engineering within the automotive and technical sectors. Currently serving as Product Owner PLM Datamanagement at ZF Group since October 2018, Hannes Ruther has held various titles including PLM Application Engineer and Project Manager for the ZF Materials Warehouse. In parallel, Hannes Ruther acts as a Fachberater at Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk since June 2020. Hannes Ruther's previous experience includes project management of PDM Systems at Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH from January 2014 to October 2018, and a role as Parametrisierungsingenieur at ANDRITZ HYDRO from June 2012 to December 2013, focusing on construction automation using Siemens UG and VBA. Hannes Ruther holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from HTWG Hochschule Konstanz, obtained in 2012.