Former Vice President of Magna International and EVP of Veoneer, Chris Van Dan Elzen Joins Arbe Board of Directors
Van Dan Elzen Brings Both Strong Business Acumen and Deep Technological Expertise to Arbe
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbe Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ:ARBE) (TASE: ARBE), a global leader in perception radar solutions, announced today that Chris Van Dan Elzen, former Vice President at Magna International and EVP of Veoneer has joined as a member of the Arbe Board of Directors following the approval of the shareholders of Arbe.
Van Dan Elzen brings both strong business acumen and deep technological expertise to Arbe, having managed global P&L for the largest active safety product area and overseeing over 700 engineers worldwide in his previous positions.
"Chris Van Dan Elzen is joining Arbe's Board of Directors and is one of the most influential business leaders in the automotive industry, having led the growth and development at one of the largest tier-1 automotive players in the world, " says Arbe Chief Executive Officer, Kobi Marenko. "We are honored for him to join our team, an executive with robust business insight and a full understanding of the sensor fusion landscape, we look forward to him strengthening our position at the forefront of ADAS and autonomous driving innovation."
Van Dan Elzen has over thirty years of experience in the automotive industry, working with both OEMs and Tier-1 companies, developing and launching the roadmaps for the full ADAS/autonomy stack, including stereo/mono cameras, radar, LiDAR, V2X, mapping, ECUs, and autonomy computers. He leverages his expertise as a holistic radar leader as the Global Managing Director at ADAS Collective, where he guides organizations to tap into their full product potential. Prior to that, Van Dan Elzen served as Vice President of the radar product area at Magna International and Executive Vice President at Veoneer, where he focused on product strategy, business growth, and advancing autonomous and safety technologies.
He also specialized in product planning as Vice President at Autoliv, where he was responsible for the development of multiple products. Additionally, as Director of Far Field - Drivers Assistance Systems at Magna Electronics, Van Dan Elzen was responsible for the portfolio of on-road technologies including machine vision-based driver assistance products, where he led the development of various product suites with OEMs globally, including: automatic high beam control, lane departure/lane keeping, forward collision warning, vision only adaptive cruise control, and many more. He is currently the Chairman of Oakland University's Electrical and Computer Engineering Board of Advisors, where he influences the standards and academic direction of the university. He has an MBA from the University of Michigan as well as four engineering degrees.
"I am excited to be working with Arbe, a company that developed a radar chipset that is transforming safety and automotive performance in the ADAS and autonomous driving industries," Van Dan Elzen says. "Arbe's team of industry experts is the best in the business, and I am pleased to join the Board of Directors to play a critical role in the evolution of their radar chipset and in sharing the know-how that will accelerate the automotive industry as a whole."
About Arbe
Arbe (NASDAQ:ARBE), a global leader in ultra-high-resolution radar solutions, is driving a radar revolution. Its cutting-edge radar chipset delivers up to 100 times more detail than other radar systems, empowering automakers and radar Tier-1s to develop truly safe driving systems that scale from ADAS to hands-free, eyes-off capabilities and up to full vehicle autonomy. Arbe's technology addresses the most critical use cases by delivering real-time, 4-dimensional imaging that enables the perception stack with information such as precise mapping of drivable free space in highway and urban environments across all weather and lighting conditions. With its transformative impact across passenger, commercial, and industrial vehicle segments, as well as other advanced safety applications, Arbe is redefining the role of radar in next-generation mobility.
Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company also operates offices in the United States, Germany, and China. For more information, visit https://arberobotics.com/
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