Stefan Henkel studied economics at the University of Bamberg, where he also received his PhD. After working as an assistant professor and as a freelance IT consultant, he started his Siemens career in 1996 at Siemens Management Consulting in Munich. In 1997, he became the Director of Supply Chain Consulting at Corporate Procurement and Logistics.

After filling further management positions in other departments, he joined Customer Services at the Healthcare Sector in 2006, where he was responsible for the global “Product Support” and “Siemens Remote Service”. In 2010, he led the Sector Transformation Management Office. In 2011, Stefan Henkel became the Head of Customer Relationship Management Operations. Since January 2014 he assumes the responsibility as Head of Information Technology within Siemens Healthineers. With the IPO of Siemens Healthineers in March 2018 Stefan Henkel has taken the accountability as CIO.

Siemens Healthineers AG is a leading medical technology company headquartered in Erlangen, Germany. Siemens Healthineers and its regional companies are continuously developing their product and service portfolio, with AI-supported applications and digital offerings that play an increasingly important role in the next generation of medical technology.

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Under the leadership of the Group CEO, the Executive Board implements the strategic guidelines and resolutions of the Board of Directors and leads Franke’s business operations.

The operative structure of the Group is comprised of the Group functions Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Information Services, General Counsel, and the three divisions Franke Home Solutions, Franke Foodservice Systems and Franke Coffee Systems.

Alexander is an experienced CIO with a demonstrated history of working in the chemicals, retails and automotive industry. Skilled in IT transformation, IT strategy execution, digital strategy, IT program management and cultural mindset change. Strong leadership skills in virtual linked, centrals and decentral organized companies. Information technology professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) focused in Business Informatics from Dual Academy Mannheim.

Since 1895 DAW has developed, produced and sold innovative coating systems. As an independent family company in its fifth generation, The DAW Group is the market leader in the building paints sector in Germany, Austria, Turkey and Belarus. In Europe the company occupies third place for building paints behind two large international companies. With about 5,600 employees in Germany and abroad (not including holdings) and with an annual turnover of about 1.3 billion euros, DAW is Europe’s largest building paints manufacturer in private ownership. The group of companies includes Caparol (paints, enamels, glazes, thermal insulation composite systems) and Alpina (the brand for DIY enthusiasts). The most well-known product is Alpinaweiß – Europe’s most sold interior paint.

Dr Egmont Foth has more than 30 years of professional experience in numerous management positions in industry. Since July 2017, he has been CIO & CTO for Germany and Central Europe at SPIE, the independent European market leader for multi-technical services in the fields of energy and communications. His responsibilities include procurement, information technology, business process management and digitalization. He is the author of several books, including the book “Success factors for a digital future: IT management in times of digitalization and industry 4.0”, which was published 2017, and multiple award winner of the CIO of the year election organized by CW and CIO magazine. In 2019, he focuses on improving the customer experience with digital solutions in close cooperation with customers, increasing operational excellence by adapting to changing markets and digitally transforming operational processes, improving administration efficiency using SAP S/4 HANA, UCC and O365, and integrating acquired companies.

SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa, a subsidiary of the SPIE group, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, is the leading multi-technical service provider for buildings, facilities and infrastructure in Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Its service range encompasses technical facility management, energy-efficiency solutions, technical services for the transmission and distribution of energy and for industrial clients as well as in the areas of electrical and security technology, HVAC technology and information and communications technology. SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa has 15,000 employees in over 200 locations.

With more than 46,500 employees and a strong local presence, SPIE achieved in 2017 consolidated revenues of €6.1 billion and consolidated EBITA of €388 million.

STADA is a globally active, independent health care company and one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality and low-cost generics as well as well-known branded products for more than 120 years.

Focus of Angela Weissenberger’s work at STADA to date were the development and implementation of a group-wide IT strategy, the introduction of an IT Service Management according to ITIL and the set-up of a Requirement Management as well as the execution of numerous international IT projects such as SAP implementations, roll-outs, introduction of new software solutions, projects for harmonizations, optimizations, integrations and digitalization, mergers after acquisitions, carve outs, etc.

Furthermore, Angela together with her team successfully conducted various outsourcing projects also in relation to changes of providers and complex transitions.

One key aspect within the scope of the IT strategy was for Angela the elaboration of a new IT sourcing strategy. As a result and in agreement with the Executive Board of STADA, the set-up of an internal IT Shared Service Center “STADA IT SOLUTIONS” was established successfully in Serbia in 2014.

In addition to her responsibility as Senior Vice President IT / CIO of STADA, Angela took over the General Management of “STADA IT SOLUTIONS” which provides IT services as well as IT solutions and carries out IT operations and IT projects as a partner of the business units for the STADA Group internationally.

Angela was awarded several times in the category of Major Enterprises at the election of “CIO of the Year” in the German speaking countries. – She is one of the influential women in the IT sector.