Peter loescher biography

Peter Löscher

Austrian manager (born 1957)

Peter Löscher

Peter Löscher at the Financial Times CNBC Davos Nightcap, 26 January 2012

Peter Löscher (born 17 September 1957 in Villach, Austria) is an Austrian manager who was the CEO of Siemens from 2007 until 2013. As of 2017, Löscher remains as the only CEO to be hired from outside the conglomerate in the 170-year history of Siemens.[1] Before joining Siemens, he worked as president for Global Human Health at global pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.

Early life and education

Löscher graduated from GymnasiumVillach/Austria in 1978 and got a master's degree at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Later he attended but did not obtain a degree from an MBA program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and attended the six-week Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School. In 2007 he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Michigan State University.[2]

Career

Early career

From 1988 until 2000 he worke

Peter Loescher

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Peter Löscher was born in 1957 in Austria. He studied economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and Chinese University of Hong Kong. He got his MBA from Vienna University of Economics, and completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.

He is Chairman of the Board of Sulzer AG, Switzerland, and Board member of Telefonica S.A., Spain, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group AG, Switzerland.

Founding Partner of Medical Technology Venture Partners, USA, and Senior Advisor to Bain Capital Private Equity, LP.

He is Member Emeritus of the Advisory Board of the Economic Development Board of Singapore, Member of the International Advisory Council of Bocconi University and Member of the Advisory Board of Tsinghua University’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing.

Former President and CEO of Siemens AG and previously President of Global Human Health and Member of the Executive Board of Merck & Co., Inc., CEO of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences and member of GE’s Corporate Executive Council, COO and member

Peter Loescher studied economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business and at Chinese University of Hong Kong. He got his MBA from Vienna University of Economics, and completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.

He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OMV and of Sulzer AG, Member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank and Board member of Telefonica S.A.

From 03/2014 to 03/2016 CEO of Renova Mangement AG, Switzerland. Former President and CEO of Siemens AG. Previously President of Global Human Health and Member of the Executive Board of Merck & Co., Inc., CEO of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences and member of GE’s Corporate Executive Council, COO and member of the Board of Amersham Plc., senior leadership positions in Aventis and Hoechst.

Mr. Loescher was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Siemens Foundation and is Member Emeritus of the Advisory Board of the Economic Development Board of Singapore, and also Member of the International Advisory Council of Bocconi University.

He is Honorary Professor at Tongji University Shanghai, hol

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