Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Siegfried Russwurm

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Siegfried Russwurm

  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG

  • Independent Business Consultant

(as of November 18, 2024)

Personal data

  • Date of Birth: June 27, 1963 in Marktgraitz

  • Nationality: German

  • Profession: Management consultant

Education

Grammar school, A-Levels; studies production engineering Dipl.-Ing., Dr.-Ing.

Career

  • 1988: University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Engineering Mechanics - Research Assistant

  • 1989: University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Engineering Mechanics - Scientific Assistant

  • 1992: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Medical Engineering Group, Kemnath Radiographic Systems Department Process Planning, Assembly and Testing - Production Planners and Project Managers - Department Manager - Head of Production Unit Radiographic Systems, Erlangen - Head and Plant Manager Kemnath, Manufacturing, also: Head of Production Center Mechanical Systems - Head and Plant Manager Erlangen/Forchheim, Production Center - Head of Components Division

  • 1999: Siemens Elema AB, Solna, Sweden - Head of Electromedical Systems Division, Sweden and USA

  • 2003: Automation and Drives Division, Erlangen - Head of Motion Control Systems Division

  • 2006: Member of the Group Managing Board Medical Solutions

  • 2008: Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG (until March 2017)

    - Group-wide responsibility for all industrial topics, for the healthcare business, for technology as Chief Technology Officer, for purchasing, for human resources and for environment, health & safety

    - Regional responsibility for - among others - Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the CIS

  • 2009: appointment as honorary professor for the field of mechatronics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • since December 2018: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA

  • January 2021-December 2024: President of BDI (Federation of German Industries)

Membership of supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

(as of November 18, 2024)

  • thyssenkrupp AG (since 2019, Supervisory Board Chairman since October 2019, appointed until 2026) *)

  • Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH, Traunreut

  • Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, Heidenheim (Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee and Supervisory Board)

*) Company listed on the stock exchange

Other board work and functions

  • Member of the Executive Board, National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), Munich