Joe Kaeser is a strategic leader who has driven digitalization and innovation across the global industrial sector, having served as President and CEO of Siemens AG, a world-renowned engineering and technology powerhouse. Since joining Siemens in 1980, he accumulated a wealth of hands-on experience and sharp business acumen over a distinguished career spanning 41 years and 2 months. From 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on the Siemens Managing Board, where he oversaw the company’s financial health and investment strategies, a proven track record that led to his appointment as President and CEO of Siemens AG in August 2013.

During his tenure as CEO, he undertook a bold structural overhaul that fundamentally reorganized Siemens from a traditional, engineering-driven conglomerate into a highly focused enterprise. Breaking away from a one-size-fits-all business structure, he successfully launched three powerful Siemens companies, each built with a distinct purpose and strategic focus, thereby driving significant value creation in the market. In particular, he spearheaded diverse global businesses spanning from Asia to Silicon Valley, encompassing sectors from semiconductors to mega engineering projects. Through this process, he acquired vast knowledge of various cultures, people, and market approaches while proving his expertise in stakeholder management.

Amid rapid shifts in the global market, he emphasizes the creation of sustainable profitability rooted in robust business models, presenting a vision for "Stakeholder Capitalism" where companies must contribute to the welfare of society in a sustainable way. He identifies innovation power, customer intimacy, and cost leadership as the critical enablers of business success, actively demonstrating responsible yet decisive leadership. Currently, he supports the sustainable growth of major industries as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens Energy AG and Daimler Truck Holding AG, and actively serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Linde plc, a global industrial gases and engineering company. His past leadership roles include serving as a Board Member for NXP Semiconductors, a Board Member for Daimler AG, and Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA), through which he has exerted significant influence at major global business conferences.