Thomas Schmidt

Communications and Public Affairs leader | Senior Communications Counsel I Page Society Member

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Oerlikon (2 yrs 8 mos)
- Senior Communications Counsel
  Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos
- Head of Corporate Communications
  Nov 2023 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos
VP Corporate Communications at Alstom
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs
Following the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.
Head Of Global Communications and Government Relations Bombardier Transportation at BOMBARDIER
Sep 2018 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos
ABB (Zürich Area, Switzerland)
- Senior Vice President
  Jun 2014 - Apr 2018 · 3 yrs 11 mos
  Head of Group Public Affairs Head of Communications - Europe Region and Switzerland
- Head Group External Communications
  Jan 2006 - Jun 2014 · 8 yrs 6 mos
  Leading ABB‘s global external communications Head of global crisis and issues management
- Head Group Media Relations
  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006 · 6 yrs 1 mo
  Head of Group Media Relations Leading global media relations through corporate crisis and repositioning for turnaround
Media Relations Manager at Mercedes-Benz AG
Jan 1997 - Dec 1999 · 3 yrs
Media relations manager for international markets. Crisis communications