Klaus Kleinfeld

Klaus Christian Kleinfeld (born November 6 1957 in Bremen, Germany) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Munich-based Siemens AG since January 2005.

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November 6 - 1957 - Bremen - Germany - Chief Executive Officer - CEO - Siemens AG

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Kleinfeld earned a Master's degree in Business Administration/Economics from the University of Goettingen, Germany, in 1982, followed by a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Wuerzburg, Germany in 1992. He started his business career at the pharmaceutical company Ciba-Geigy (today part of Novartis) in Basel, Switzerland, in 1986. Kleinfeld works for Siemens AG since 1987. He established and led the internal Siemens Management Consulting Group (SMC) and he was Executive Vice President of the Siemens AG Medical Engineering Group (Siemens Med). In January 2001 he became Chief Operating Officer for Siemens U.S.A., in 2002 he was appointed CEO of the US-branch and member of the Siemens AG central management board. In 2005 he succeeded Heinrich von Pierer as CEO of the Siemens AG. Colleagues describe him as an engaged and spirited manager and as good communicator.

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Goettingen - Germany - 1982 - Wuerzburg - 1992 - Pharmaceutical company - Novartis - Basel - Switzerland - 1986 - 1987 - 2001 - Chief Operating Officer - U.S.A. - Siemens AG - 2005 - Heinrich von Pierer

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Klaus Kleinfeld is a member of the Board of Directors of Alcoa Inc. and he also serves as a director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is married and has two daughters. In his spare time he is also an avid marathon runner who has finished the New York City Marathon several times.

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Alcoa - Metropolitan Opera - New York - Marathon

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