Birgit Behrendt
InvestorVenture Partner at AP Ventures
London
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
An experienced global automotive leader and former Ford Motor Company officer with a career in supply chain management and procurement. She serves as a board member and advisor to multiple companies including Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and Infinium.
Experience
- Rolls-RoyceIndependent Member of the Boardcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- UmicoreMember Of The Supervisory Board & Chair of the Sustainability Committeecurrent2021 — presentBrussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- Infinium Holdings, Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSacramento, California, United States
- AP VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- thyssenkruppMember of the Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsrätin)current2020 — presentEssen, Germany
- KION GroupMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2015 — presentFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- Ford Motor CompanyMember Of The Supervisory Board Ford Werke GmbH2017 — 2023Cologne Bonn Region
- Ford Motor CompanyVice President, Joint Ventures and Alliances and Commercial Affairs, Ford of Europe2018 — 2019Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Ford Motor CompanyVice President, Global Powertrain Purchasing and Global Purchasing Operations2017Detroit Metropolitan Area
- Ford Motor CompanyVice President, Global Programs and Global Purchasing Operations2013 — 2017Detroit Metropolitan Area
- Ford Motor CompanyExecutive Director, Global Programs & Americas Purchasing2010 — 2013Dearborn, Michigan
- Ford Motor CompanyVice President, Purchasing Ford of Europe & Executive Director, Global Programs2004 — 2010Cologne Bonn Region
- Ford Motor CompanyDirector, Global Body & Exterior Purchasing2000 — 2004Dearborn, Michigan
- Ford OtosanMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2019Istanbul, Turkey
- GETRAG FORD TransmissionsMember Of The Shareholder Committee2018 — 2019Cologne Bonn Region
- Ford Sollers Holding LLCMember of the Board of Directors2017 — 2019Chelny, Russia
Education
- VWA Hochschule für berufsbegleitendes StudiumBusiness Degree (Betriebswirtin, VWA)1986 — 1989
- Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
Skills & more
NegotiationStrategic PlanningEnglishBudgetsAutomotive
Languages English · German
From Birgit's professional profile.
Colleagues at AP Ventures
Alexis Garavel
Senior Investment Manager at AP Ventures
Andrew Hinkly
Managing Partner at AP Ventures
Angela Holloway
Investor Relations Associate at AP Ventures
Caelin Palmer
IR and ESG Analyst at AP Ventures
Calum Ferguson
Investment Manager at AP Ventures
Charlie Clark
Senior Investment Manager at AP Ventures
Charlotte Downie
Investment Analyst at AP Ventures
Daisy Lebepe
Senior Finance Manager at AP Ventures
Network4
Alexis Garavel
Senior Investment Manager at AP Ventures
Kim-Leigh van der Westhuizen
Associate at AP Ventures
Kosuke Kobayashi
Associate at AP Ventures
Meryem Cherif
Head of Investor Relations at World Fund
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Birgit Behrendt work?
- Birgit Behrendt is Venture Partner at AP Ventures.
- What check size does Birgit Behrendt write?
- Birgit Behrendt typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended VWA Hochschule für berufsbegleitendes Studium4
Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business174
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rolls-Royce33
Frank BalasSenior Investment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJessie AbramsPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesWendy LamAdvisor at ChrysalixBen StoryInvestor at NEW VISTA CAPITALChris HandyPartner, Head of West Midlands at LDCMike EdwardsInvestment Director at Volution Ventures
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Also worked at Umicore2
Also worked at Infinium Holdings, Inc.1
Also worked at thyssenkrupp8
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