Kay Thielemann joined the Automotive team at Roland Berger Munich as a Partner in 2023 and advises automotive manufacturers and suppliers on new product development strategies, portfolio management and the optimisation of development processes as well as efficiency improvements.

He has more than 20 years of professional experience in the automotive industry, including more than 14 years of extensive consulting experience. Prior to this, he founded the in-house consulting department of a large automotive supplier and established it over a period of 12 years.

Kay Thielemann studied civil engineering at the Technical University of Dresden. He earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern.