Germany
Experience: - 20 years as CEO (and comparable functions) in international product, plant and system businesses - Successful and sustainable implementation of innovation, turnaround and growth strategies - Long-standing intensive cooperation with medium-sized companies and corporations at CEO-level - Business focus: machine tool, aerospace, automotive and additive manufacturing industries - Broad and sustainable implementation of digitization/automation in international businesses: + Proven outstanding impact on business success (growth, productivity) for customers & in own business + Unique, internationally known showrooms with more than 20,000 customer visits in recent years* + Developed several factories towards digital showcase factories + Built Siemens’ first Digital Native Factory (in China)** + Developed Digital Native CNC control (the only one of its kind in the market) + Involvement of all employees via dedicated "Future of Work" training and development program + Several awards (Industry 4.0 Award, Customer Awards, ...) - Long-standing governance experience in very large businesses - Officer with general commercial proxy at Siemens AG for 17 years - Chairman of the Board of Directors of JVs with Chinese partners for 10 years - Set-up and management of international research, development, manufacturing and sales networks - In-depth knowledge of business processes in production, R&D, sales and distribution - Comprehensive technological knowledge of automation & digitalization * e.g.: Arena of digitalization: https://new.siemens.com/de/de/produkte/automatisierung/themenfelder/arena-der-digitalisierung.html,; Additive Manufacturing Experience center: www.siemens.com/AMEC ** https://www.siemens.com/global/en/products/automation/topic-areas/digital-enterprise/dex/digital-native-factory.html