CDIO of Henkel,
Germany
Revenue
20bn €Employees
50kDetails
Michael Nilles is Chief Digital and Information Officer at German multinational chemical and consumer goods company Henkel. Prior to this role, he was Member of the Group Executive Committee and Chief Digital Officer at Schindler, as well as the CEO of Schindler Digital Business, where he was responsible globally for Digital Business, Business Process Management and Information Technology.
- Oct 2019 - present: CDIO, Henkel, Germany
- Jun 2021 - present: Member of the Board of Directors, Adevinta, Norway
- 2017 - present: Member of the Advisory Board, FogHorn Systems, US
- 2018 - present: Member of the Advisory Board, IOTA Foundation, Germany
- 2018 - 2021: Member of the Supervisory Board, Lufthansa
- 2015 - 2021: Member of the Supervisory Board, Lufthansa Technik
- 2014 - 2019: Member of the Board of Directors, Medela
- 2016 -2019: EVP & CDO, Executive Member of the BoD, Schindler Group
- 2013 - 2018: CEO, Schindler Digital Business
- 2009 - 2015: CIO Schindler Group & CEO Schindler Informatik
- 2008 - 2009: SVP & Group CIO, Schaeffler AG
- 1998 - 2008: Various roles, including SVP & Group CIO and VP & CIO Americas, among others
- 1996 - 1997: Software Engineer & Consultant, SAP, China
Nilles has a master’s degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Cologne.
CIO Nilles steigt in den Vorstand auf CIO
Michael Nilles von Schindler fährt ganz nach oben CIO
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- Digital Business Innovation Award 2015
- MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award 2015
- CIO of the Year 2015
