Andreas Ostendorf is global director, Vehicle Homologation & Compliance and vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford of Europe.

In his position he’s responsible for engineering and policy matters regarding sustainability, environmental and automotive safety issues. He is also responsible in Ford globally for all homologation, certification and compliance issues.

Andreas has held his current position since February 2012 and is based in Cologne, Germany. During a distinguished 25 year career with Ford he has worked extensively within the company’s global Product Development Organisation.

Before that he was the Global Director for Testing and Prototype Engineering in Dearborn, USA. Prior to that he was responsible for Chassis and Vehicle Engineering in Ford of Europe, including responsibility for Ford’s acclaimed vehicle dynamics.

Born in Cologne in 1961, Andreas graduated from the RWTH Aachen in 1986 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1992 he became a founding member of the Ford Big Band Cologne and he continues to enjoy playing the guitar in this band.

Andreas is married with two children.