Dr. Eng. Sorin Petan

Striving to make the world a better place & helping others grow.

Strategy & Portfolio Manager @ Continental ContiTech OESL former Scout for Technology & Innovation @ Bosch Innovation & business development Project management Research & market intelligence Multi-media professional Marketer and content creator

Dual engineering & business background Self-driven Explorer Strategic thinker Digital native Broad range of interests & skills Leader Coach

ICT engineering undergr. degree Masters degree in Digital Media PhD – ICT engineering

Sorin Petan

 Timișoara, Romania

  Professional experience – recent roles

Strategy & Portfolio Manager  

 OESL Automotive

Sep 2025 – present

Strategy & business development for Continental ContiTech OESL business area / carve-out that became an independent company in early 2026.

Business field / product portfolio management. Market/competitor intelligence. Supporting & execution of the M&A strategy.

Scout for Technology & Innovation

Feb 2022 – Sep 2025

Supporting 50+ Bosch-internal innovation & development projects in multiple technology areas – with market intelligence, competitor analysis, GTM, business model support, identifying business & technology opportunities.

Auditing innovation proposals requesting for funding, on behalf of management.

New Media Manager, Brand responsible

2010-2021

Developing & executing Alfa Omega TV’s digital media strategy.
Content strategy & implementation for a 27.000+ pages website.
Managing a small team of web producers.
Brand management; social media engagement.
Editing a printed magazine. Editorials.
PM for Romania for Superbook cartoon series. 

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