Honoree

Joe Kaeser

Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Siemens Energy AG and Daimler Truck Holding AG

Joe Kaeser is convinced, “The business of business is to serve society.” His commitment to sustainable growth, leading innovation, and decisive leadership are the heart of his work as a transatlanticist and global citizen.

Mr. Kaeser is Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Siemens Energy AG and Daimler Truck Holding AG. He is also a Supervisory Board Member at Linde plc and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum. He was a longtime Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Munich Security Conference.

Mr. Kaeser has over forty years of experience at Siemens AG, where he has held a variety of leading management positions in finance and strategy, both within and outside Germany. He describes his tenure in the United States from 1995 to 2000 as “the best time of my life.” He began his career at Siemens in 1980 in the field of components and semiconductors, which is now Infineon Technologies. From 2004 to 2006, he served as Siemens’ Chief Strategy Officer and from 2006 until 2013 as Chief Financial Officer. He then took on the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, which he held until 2021.

During his tenure, Mr. Kaeser fundamentally reshaped the company and led the transformation of Siemens into three standalone public companies. Out of a one-size-fits-all conglomerate, he created three focused and adaptive companies: the “new” Siemens AG now focused on the industrial metaverse and smart infrastructure, Siemens Energy AG, and Siemens Healthineers AG, resulting in significant value creation. This move is still considered the biggest transformation in recent German corporate history.