John Marcus Appointed New Corporate CTPO at JOYNEXT

Electronics and software engineering specialist with international experience will drive development for the automotive future at JOYNEXT

DRESDEN, October 22, 2021 —— John Marcus joins JOYNEXT as Corporate Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTPO) on 1 October 2021. His chief responsibilities are strategy, engineering and product development.

“John Marcus is a recognized industry expert,” say Kevin Liu and Stavros Mitrakis, CEO and Co CEO at JOYNEXT. “We are delighted that we could persuade him to join our company. Software is becoming increasingly important for our future mobility and driving experience. That is why we are certain that John Marcus will help grow JOYNEXT’s strong market position with his real-world experience and expertise.”

John Marcus most recently served as VP Engineering at Luxoft. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in electronics and software engineering, as well as a post-graduate degree in software development for the automotive industry (developing embedded software). He also completed an Executive Leadership Program at Yale School of Management in the USA and earned an Executive MBA from ESMT Berlin.

From software developer to VP Engineering

While still a student in his home country of Egypt, John Marcus founded his first software business, before beginning the next phase of his career as part of Valeo’s research and development team in 2012. He held a range of positions at Valeo, rising from software developer to team and project manager for top column modules, steering, parking sensors and autonomous driving systems.

In 2018, John Marcus joined Luxoft, where he started out as Head of Software Engineering, before going on to head up a team of 2,000 engineers in various product lines as Global VP Engineering, with additional responsibility for the America region among others.

Driving convergence and digitalization

“I am looking forward to working with an experienced international team at JOYNEXT, and developing technically sophisticated yet innovative products and solutions for the automotive future with a variety of partners,” adds John Marcus. “We will continue to drive digitalization in the automotive sector and help our customers implement many new functions for a more enjoyable driving experience. Software is definitely going to be more important than ever before.”

John Marcus follows Manuela-Bianca Steinhuebel

At JOYNEXT, John Marcus will succeed Manuela-Bianca Steinhuebel, currently Corporate CTO and VP R&D, who is leaving the company by mutual and amicable agreement.

About JOYNEXT

JOYNEXT is the Automotive Connectivity BU of Joyson Electronics. Headquartered in Ningbo, China. We have around 1,300 employees, including over 800 R&D engineers, working across four R&D centers, three global manufacturing locations, and seven customer centers around the world.

With over two decades of experience as a Tier-1 supplier to the world’s top automotive makers, we have established and maintained long-term partnerships with leading automotive brands, such as Volkswagen, Audi, and Ford. Putting ourselves in the shoes of our users, we are consistently working on intelligent car networking solutions of vital importance to both car makers and users. Through our V2X (Vehicle to Everything) technology, we have achieved the intelligent connectivity of cars, infrastructure, and even mobile devices, such as smartphones, for advancing the uptake of autonomous driving. In addition to our diverse range of exemplary cloud-based service features, we also deliver IoV-related SaaS/SaaP services, such as navigation and AR engines.

Balancing innovation with sustainability, our success is built on a strong foundation of product R&D and in novation, industrialization, connectivity services, automotive cyber security, and more. Our in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and intelligent networking technologies have been used in over ten million cars around the world. Moreover, JOYNEXT won an order of 5G-V2X, and became one of the world's first 5G-V2X mass producers.

Working together with employees around the world, we are dedicated to delivering next-gen technologies, making continuous efforts in shaping future smart mobility!