Member of the Supervisory Board since April 5, 2023, appointed until shareholders’ meeting 2028, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse AG, München and former Chairman of the Board of Management of Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg
Year of Birth: 1955
Place of birth: Bamberg
Nationality: German
Career history:
03 - 12/2022 | Co-President and Chairman of the Senate at acatech – National Academy of
Science and Engineering, Berlin |
2012 - 2022 | Chairman of the Board of Management (with responsibility for Divisions,
Group Strategy, Communications and Public Policy, Research & Development and Human Resources, Labor Director), Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg |
2007 - 2012 | Member of the Board of Management, responsible for Operations, Infineon
Technologies AG, Neubiberg |
2005 - 2007 | Head of Development and Production as well as operational management of the Automotive, Industrial & Multimarket segment, Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg |
2000 - 2005 | Head of the Automotive & Industrial division, Infineon Technologies AG,
Neubiberg |
1999 - 2000 | Head of the Industrial Power division, Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, and
Managing Director of eupec GmbH & Co. KG, Warstein |
1996 - 1999 | Head of the Power Semiconductors division with a special focus on development
and production, Siemens AG, Munich |
1993 - 1996 | Head of Technology in chip production, Siemens AG, Villach, Austria |
1986 - 1993 | Process engineer in the semiconductors division, Siemens AG, Munich |
1981 - 1986 | Scientific assistant, Technical University of Munich |
Education:
1990 | Awarded a Doctorate in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the Technical University of Munich |
1981 | Graduated with a degree in process engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) from the Technical University of Munich |
1976 - 1981 | Studied process engineering at Munich Technical University |
Expertise/Professional focal points:
Many years of experience in top management positions (both nationally and internationally). Expert in the areas of technology, innovation, research and development (markets: software, semiconductors, electronics, computing, automotive, communication, IoT), staff recruitment and development, sustainability (ESG), auditing of financial statements, corporate governance, and compliance.
Seats on the Deutsche Telekom supervisory bodies:
- Personnel Committee
Memberships of other supervisory boards required to be formed by law:
- Knorr-Bremse AG, Munich, Chair of the Supervisory Board*
