Dassault Systèmes SE announced the appointment of Sabine Scheunert as Managing Director, EUROCENTRAL. In this role, Scheunert will drive the implementation of Dassault Systemes' corporate strategy across Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland, focusing on strengthening business relationships and expanding the company's footprint in the manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, and infrastructure and cities sectors. She succeeds Dominic Kurtaz, who will take on new global opportunities within the company.

Scheunert is a recognized leader with extensive international experience. Before joining Dassault Systemes, she served as Vice President, Digital and IT Sales and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz in Germany. Her career began at the BMW Group, progressing to General Manager Marketing of Central Eastern Europe.

Following this, she held the roles of Chief Customer Officer at PSA Group, Director of the Citroen Brand in China, and Vice Managing Director of the DongFeng Motors - Citroen joint venture in China, where she became the first female CEO of an automotive company in the country. Scheunert has a mathematical educational background and holds a degree in European corporate management from Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft (FHDW) in Germany. She also completed an Advanced Strategy program at Harvard Business School.

Besides her corporate roles, she serves on supervisory boards for Messer SE in Germany and Planet First Partners in the UK. She is a passionate advocate and role-model for women in STEM and IT.