Ing. E.h. Klaus Wucherer

Biography

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing E. h. Klaus Wucherer is the President of the International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland. He is also managing director of the Dr. Klaus Wucherer Innovations and Technologieberatung GmbH consultancy. He is also a member of the SAP Supervisory Board, as well as the supervisory boards of Leoni AG, Dürr AG and Heitec AG. From 1999 through 2007 he was a member of the Corporate Executive Committee of Siemens AG. Prior to joining the Siemens Corporate Executive Committee, he held many positions within the company including serving as president of the Automation and Drives Group, and serving as head of several subdivisions and divisions. He started his career at Siemens in 1970 as a project engineer. Klaus Wucherer studied electrical engineering and mechanical engineering and received a doctorate in engineering.

Research Interest

He is an honorary professor at the Technical University of Chemnitz, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and Tongji University in Shanghai, China. Klaus Wucherer is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of IPK-Berlin. He has received several distinctions including an honorary doctorate of engineering from the University of Erlangen- Nürnberg and the Nicolau Award from the International Academy for Production Engineering.