Born on June 23, 1957 in Arnbruck, Germany
 
Education
Studied business administration
Dipl.-Betriebswirt
 
Professional history
1980 Joined Siemens AG, Components Group
- Discrete Components Division. Head of Business Administration
- Semiconductor Plant, Regensburg, Germany. Finance Director
- Semiconductors Group. Head of Accounting and Product Planning
 
1987 Siemens Semiconductors, Malacca, Malaysia
- Head of Business Administration Projects
 
1988 Siemens AG, Semiconductors Group
- Discrete Semiconductors Division. Head of Business Administration
 
1990 Opto Semiconductors Division
- Head of Business Administration
 
1995 Siemens Microelectronics Inc., San José, CA, USA
- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
1999 Siemens AG, Corporate Finance. Accounting Unit. Controlling and Taxes
 
April 2001 Member of the Group Executive Management of the Information and Communication Mobile Group
 
October 2004 Chief Strategy Officer of Siemens AG
 
May 2006 Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG
Chief Financial Officer
 
August 2013 President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG
 

External positions
German supervisory board positions:
Allianz Deutschland AG, Munich
Daimler AG, Stuttgart
 
Positions outside Germany:
NXP Semiconductors B.V., Netherlands
 
Fuente: www.siemens.com