Thomas Ganswindt

Thomas Ganswindt (born November 18, 1960 in Oberhausen ) is a German manager.

After studying mechanical engineering at the Ruhr University in Bochum , he worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology in Berlin from 1987 . In 1989 he moved to the Siemens group, where he worked in various business areas. From 1999 he was a member of the Transportation Systems division , and in 2001 he took over the chairmanship of the Information and Communication Networks division. Since October 2004 he has been a member of the Group's central board.

On 19 July 2005, the Faculty awarded him of Economics at the Technical University of Munich , the honorary doctorate .

In September 2005 he took over the management of the Com communications division. After he had spoken out publicly against breaking up the division, rumors were spread in July 2006 that his contract would not be extended in 2007. In September 2006 he left Siemens to take over as CEO of the Elster Group in Luxembourg.

After he was temporarily detained in custody in December 2006 in connection with an investigation into bribes at Siemens, he resigned from his position at the Elster Group.

A criminal case against him before the Munich Higher Regional Court was set in May 2011 against payment of a sum of 175,000 euros. The Siemens Group received € 500,000 in damages from Ganswindt in 2012 after demanding € 5 million.

On the occasion of the Siemens Annual General Meeting held on January 23, 2013, an out-of-court settlement proposal by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board, taking into account Ganswindt's limited financial capacity, was approved with a voting result of 98.13%.

Web links

• Literature by and about Thomas Ganswindt in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Honorary doctorate for Thomas Ganswindt
2. ↑ cio-weblog.de: Out for Thomas Ganswindt: smashing Siemens Com perfect
3. ↑ computerwoche.de: Thomas Ganswindt leaves Siemens
4. ↑ spiegel.de: Ex-Siemens executive board Ganswindt arrested
5. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Ganswindt gives up chief position at Elster due to the Siemens affair )
6. ^ The actors of the Siemens scandal, ten years later
7. ↑ Spiegel online Ex-Siemens executive board comes with a cash payment from May 19, 2011
8. ↑ siemens.com Recording of the Siemens Annual General Meeting on January 23, 2013 (from 24:08)
9. ↑ siemens.com Voting results from the Siemens Annual General Meeting on January 23, 2013 (PDF; 21 kB)