Management Team

• Leader within Siemens Building Technologies in Germany
• Former Head of Operations for Middle East and Asia Pacific
• Known for strengthening collaboration and driving business growth.
• Possesses vast knowledge and experience in Fire Safety & Security Systems

• Language (Stefan is fluent in German, English and French)
• Playing tennis and ice hockey
• Spending time his wife and son

• More than 15 years of experience in various controlling and finance roles
• Has consistently delivered results while gaining progressive experience
• Recognized for living Siemens’ ownership culture and being a true business partner
• Involved in various M&A projects pre- and post acquisition; leading successful finance integrations
• Experienced in change management, process design and improvement

• Spotting relevant patterns and issues, and taking control of a situation to make decision
• The mountains

Past Wins:

• Over 20 years of international sales and business leadership roles.
• Leading successful business turnaround/transformations resulting in accelerated growth periods.
• Leader of Siemens Pacific and Siemens Middle East and Asia Pacific senior management teams.
• Developed and positioned young leaders for career advancement and promotion.

Passions:

• Growing people and scaling businesses (solving business problems, designing strategies, implementation by empowering, and leading people).
• Property renovations (working with my hands, DIY), designing and delivering coaching programs.
• Golf, skiing, running, and being close to the ocean.
• Spending time with my wife and son.

Past Wins:

• Proven track record in General Manager and Executive Marketing leadership roles
• Established and grew market leading positions at early phase startups as well as large public software technology companies
• Led teams involved in more than a dozen technology acquisitions and successful integrations both as acquiree and acquirer

Passions:

• Developing and evangelizing game-changing innovations
• Working with high-energy +  high-performing teams!

Past Wins:

• Driving digital transformation strategies to generate revenue by combining technology development with business model development.
• Creating a culture of operational excellence and ownership.
• Experienced in change management, process design and improvement.
• Delivering innovative solutions for customers that are scalable, reliable and secure.

Passions:

• Identifying business value as new technologies are launched and how to leverage them on a global scale to drive business success.
• My family, all athletics and my most recent hobby of wake surfing.

Past Wins:

• Product and strategy leader with extensive team and product building experience
• Track record of building data companies and enabling customers to make data-driven decisions
• Developing young engineering and product talents for launching successful careers
• AI and analytics geek: building insights from unexpected sources

Passions:

• Futurism: I like exploring emerging living and working patterns and tracking latest technologies
• Innovation: thinking about new ways to solve problems and grow successful businesses
• Sport: picking and supporting unsuccessful teams
• Travelling: seeing new things in new places

Past Wins:

• Over 25 years in customer success and professional services within enterprise software companies.
• Senior leadership roles in world’s leading SaaS companies (Salesforce, LinkedIn).
• Extensive sales, operations and P&L management on a global scale.
• Business transformation expert in turning around underperforming divisions.

Passions:

• Faith: an active student of spirituality.
• Family: spending time with family and friends.
• R&R:  world traveler, listening to music, reading a good book, watching movies and food.