Georg Ziegler

Driving the IT & digital transformation of thyssenkrupp as Group CIO (Chief Information Officer) & CEO of thyssenkrupp Information Management

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

General manager with over 20 years leadership experience with a record of success in a wide range of functions and industries. With the experience of around 5 years in a top-tier management & strategy consultancy, my passion is now to drive the change, the modern IT and the digital transformation for the entire thyssenkrupp group. #CreatingJointSuccess I am a fast learner able to quickly understand and evaluate environments, industries, business opportunities and rapidly add value to teams and organizations. As a people leader I am also recognized for my coaching and mentoring skills. #WorkSmarterNotHarder My expertise lies in areas of Transformation, Digitalization, Team & Business Agility, OKRs, agile leadership, Strategy, creative problem solving, operations, team and program management.

Experience

  • thyssenkrupp (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of thyssenkrupp Group Services Gdańsk Sp. z o.o.
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    • Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) of thyssenkrupp
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of thyssenkrupp Information Management (tkIM)
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • thyssenkrupp Materials Services (7 yrs 8 mos)
    • Acting as CTO (Chief Transformation Officer)
      Jun 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr

      Driving the digital Transformation of our Distribution Business in Europe including the Organiaztional, Business & Technology Transformation. Starting with the introduction of an S/4HANA ERP System.

    • Digital Transformation Lead - Head of / Tribe Lead Performance & Excellence
      Mar 2020 - May 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      The Tribe Excellence & Performance (TEP) is thyssenkrupp Material Services´ global team of experts for supply chain & strategic customer management, operational & sales excellence as well as digital marketing. The TEP is therefore the key driver for our agile & business transformation. It is an agile, cross-functional and self-organized team with focus on the most value creating topics for our internal customers – our business - and turn them from PowerPoint into real life, permanently striving for innovative solutions. We are ambassadors of agile working and unlock the potential of our people by creating a culture of autonomy, trust, collaboration and entrepreneurship. #TEProcks

    • Head of Business Excellence
      Nov 2018 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company
    Apr 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Research Assistant at Technische Universität München
    Dec 2007 - Jan 2012 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Chairman of the Board at TribueHne e.V. - Gastronomy/Restaurant
    May 2004 - Dec 2008 · 4 yrs 8 mos