Effective February 1, 2020, Marcus Gerlach (48) has taken over as CEO of Rheinmetall Automotive's Hardparts division. He succeeds Helmut Freiermuth, who will apply himself to new tasks outside the group. Marcus Gerlach has been with the Rheinmetall Group since 1999. After holding various commercial positions in Germany and abroad, Gerlach headed the former KS Aluminium-Technologie GmbH (now KS HUAYU AluTech…