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30    Automotive Lighting  Bernhard Winkler automotiveIT 2012 Mr Winkler you are responsible for in formation and communications techno logy for Automotive Lighting in Germa ny the Czech Republic and Russia One finds this geographical segmentation all too often But it describes the working relationships that have historically developed in our company For many years Germany and the Czech Republic have acted in a close ly coordinated production network with strong interconnections on many levels The addition of Russia to this organiza tional unit was an obvious move because we want to target the development of the country s automotive market Your company is active internatio nally currently with 21 locations in 15 countries How do you work with your colleagues there to make sure you have a global ICT strategy The decisive factor for me and my colleagues is the IT strategy of the Magneti Marelli Group Our Italian parent in Cor betta Milan sets the key central standards and all the locations where Automotive Lighting has a presence orient themselves to them That creates a global synergis tic effect that we are happy to exploit Of course there is also a multitude of specific local IT requirements It makes a difference whether the support is needed for business We network the knowledge in the company Bernhard Winkler Lighting technologies have in recent years become key design elements for many car brands Much of the work is often done by Automotive Lighting the world s second biggest player in automotive exterior lighting Bernhard Winkler head of IT for Automotive Lighting s German Russian and Czech operations talked to automotiveIT about his challenges and the need to position IT as a successful business partner to the group s development and production divisions