Continental has announced two senior management appointments within its Tyres group sector, effective from 1 September 2025.
New Appointments
Jana Striezel has been appointed Head of Global Purchasing, while Dennis Bellmund became Head of Global Original Equipment Business. Both report directly to Christian Kötz, Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG and Head of the Tyres group sector.
In her new position, Jana Striezel will be working on strategic and operational purchasing for Continental Tyres worldwide. A qualified lawyer, she comes from Renault, where she led purchasing for the Renault brand and its alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi in Europe. She has also held senior roles at Volkswagen and served on the supervisory board of Renault Deutschland GmbH.
Dennis Bellmund, who succeeds Manja Greimeier following her move to Continental’s ContiTech division, will lead the company’s global original equipment business for passenger car and commercial vehicle tyres. Bellmund has been working at Continental for 25 years, holding a range of management positions in supply chain, sales and retail operations in Germany and abroad.
Continental expressed its thanks to Manja Greimeier for her successful leadership of the original equipment business and wished her continued success in her new role leading Industrial Solutions for the EMEA region at ContiTech.
“We’re delighted to welcome Jana Striezel, a highly skilled manager, to our team. She brings extensive expertise in international procurement and will focus on driving forward our purchasing strategy,” said Christian Kötz. “In Dennis Bellmund, our global original equipment business has gained a highly experienced leader. Thanks to his many years at Continental, he is familiar with our company and our customers’ needs from many different angles. On behalf of the entire management team, I wish both of them every success in their new roles and look forward to working together.”
“On behalf of the entire team, I would like to thank Manja Greimeier for her successful leadership of our original equipment business and wish her all the best and continued success,” said Christian Kötz.
