Awards & Recognition
★Nasscom Global CEO Award 2019 for leadership at ABB
★Fortune ranked ABB among Top 10 Companies that Change the World in 2018 under his leadership
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of ABB Group (2013-2019), a Fortune 500 industrial technology company
→Led major acquisitions including $4.2B Baldor Electric and GE Industrial Systems deals
→Currently Senior Advisor at Blackstone investment firm
→Board member of Infineon Technologies since 2020
→Founded private investment firm thirdphase AG based in Switzerland
→Has PhD in Economics and MBA from University of Stuttgart
→Member of CEO roundtable with President Xi Jinping and Swiss Federal government CEO roundtable
→Previously Managing Director at A.T. Kearney International
→Speaks at major industry conferences including World Economic Forum