Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd

Education:

2002 MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, U.S.

1993 PhD in Electrical Engineering, specializing in robotics, sensors and artificial intelligence, University of Wuppertal/ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

1988 Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Automation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Professional experience

ABB

04.2019 to date

President, Robotics & Discrete Automation Business Area

Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd, Switzerland

2017–2019

President, Robotics and Motion Business Area

Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd, Switzerland

2016

President, Discrete Automation and Motion Division

Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd, Switzerland