Dirk remained with Accelleron following the spin-off of what was formerly ABB Turbocharging from ABB, where he was appointed Chief Technology Officer of the Turbocharging Division in 2020. Prior to joining ABB, Dirk served as CTO of Kolben-Seeger, VP of Commercial Powertrains at FEV Europe, CEO of FPT Motorenforschung and Director of MTU (now RollsRoyce Power Systems).

Dirk holds a PhD in Production Engineering from the University of Bremen.