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President, Robotics & Discrete Automation Business Area
Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd
2002
MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, US
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
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
2011–2014
Chief Executive Officer, Mobility and Logistics Division, Infrastructure and Cities Sector, Munich, Germany
2008–2011
Chief Executive Officer, Computer Tomography, Healthcare Sector, Erlangen, Germany
2005–2008
Senior Vice-President, Siemens Medical Solutions Inc., Malvern, US
1997–2005
Various roles in Siemens Business Services, Munich, Germany
1995–1997
Managing Director, Harald Balzer & Partner, Stuttgart, Germany
1994–1995
Project Manager, Production and Logistics Group, Hildesheim, Germany
1988–1993
Project Manager, Karlsruhe, Germany