Stuttgart – Boris Dolkhani will be joining Robert Bosch GmbH on May 1, 2017, where he will be assuming responsibility for corporate marketing communications, brand management, and corporate design. The 51-year-old comes to Bosch from the robotics and automation supplier KUKA AG, where he was responsible for global brand management and marketing. Dolkhani has comprehensive experience in both agency and corporate environments, and was the recipient of numerous international awards for campaigns and projects he headed during his time at KUKA (Timo Boll campaign, Industry 4.0 campaign). At Bosch, he will be joining a department overseen by CEO Dr. Volkmar Denner, and will be reporting to Dr. Christoph Zemelka, the head of Corporate Communications. “With Boris Dolkhani, we are acquiring a strategic thinker who has demonstrated an impressive ability to communicate abstract subject matter. We are looking forward to benefiting from his expertise and wealth of ideas,” said Zemelka. In its role as technology leader, Bosch wants to help shape the coming digital transformation, and is increasingly focusing on connected solutions in the areas of connected manufacturing, smart homes, smart cities, and mobility.
Before making the switch to the corporate side, Dolkhani founded and held executive positions in various advertising agencies, where he gained experience in a variety of sectors. His clients included national and international companies from the automobile, sports, fashion, and household appliances segments.