Magnus Östberg assumes overall responsibility for the MB.OS vehicle operating system as Chief Software Officer at Mercedes-Benz AG since September 1, 2021. Magnus Östberg was born on April 27, 1973 in Sweden. After graduating from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, with a master’s degree in electrical engineering, he obtained an Executive Master in Business and Administration from the University of Gothenburg in 2006.

He started his career in the automotive industry at Mecel, a software and technical consulting company, followed by various management positions at Delphi in Germany and the United States with a focus on vehicle software, infotainment and telematics. Most recently, Magnus Östberg was Vice President Software Platform & System at auto-motive supplier Aptiv in the US and responsible for development and launch of the ADAS Satellite Architecture at multiple automotive manufacturers.