Stefan is Services Innovation Leader for Philips. In this role, he leads a team of over 400 software engineers and product managers to develop and deliver the remote and IoT capability for Philips devices. The team also provides innovative, data and software driven services to enable the digital transformation of Philips customers.
Before joining Philips, Stefan has served in several senior business and technology leadership roles at Siemens. He was head of strategy for the Digital Industries Software business, facilitating the expansion of portfolio and the transition to a SaaS business model, and head of the automotive industry practice, introducing solutions to tackle key challenges of the industry.
Stefan is a dual citizen of the US and Germany with broad international experience, born and raised in Germany and living in the US since 2001. He holds a PhD in Physics.