Ulrich Spiesshofer

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulrich Spiesshofer (2014)

Ulrich Spiesshofer (born March 26, 1964 in Aalen ) is a German - Swiss manager . Between September 2013 and April 2019 he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ABB Group .

Live and act

education

Spiesshofer grew up in Aalen and attended the local high school . He studied at the University of Stuttgart , where he graduated in 1989 with a degree in industrial engineering and was awarded a Dr. rer. oec. PhD. After completing his doctorate , he worked from 1991 to 2002 in various positions at the consulting company AT Kearney , of which he was Managing Director for two years from 2001 to 2002 . He then worked from 2002 to 2005 as Senior Partner at Roland Berger Switzerland .

Career

In 2005 he switched to ABB as head of global corporate development . In this position Spiesshofer accompanied many of the company takeovers initiated by his CEO predecessor Joe Hogan . From 2010 to 2013 he headed the Discrete Automation and Motion division and became CEO on September 15, 2013. On April 17, 2019, he abruptly resigned from this position after almost six years, making him the second-longest ABB CEO after Percy Barnevik .

FIG

The investor Cevian Capital demanded the sale of the unprofitable electricity network division, which Spiesshofer vehemently opposed. On October 4, 2016, the investor's day, the majority of the shareholders followed Spiesshofer's proposal to remain and reorganize them. Ultimately, however, in December 2018, the pressure was given in and the sale of the electricity network division to Hitachi was announced.

The former management consultant Spiesshofer wanted to convert the largest Swiss industrial company into a future company. In doing so, ABB was to transform itself from a capital-intensive mechanical engineering company into a company specializing in IT and technology services.

Spiesshofer's salary as ABB CEO was:

  • 2014: 7.58 million CHF
  • 2015: 9.10 million CHF
  • 2016: 9.26 million CHF
  • 2017: 9.31 million CHF
  • 2018: CHF 8.54 million

nationality

As a born German, Spiesshofer had been applying for Swiss citizenship for a long time . This request was granted in 2016 by his municipality of residence, and the Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann presented him with the Swiss passport as part of a celebration to mark the 125th anniversary of ABB Switzerland, which makes Spiesshofer dual citizens from now on .

Private

Spiesshofer is married to Natalie Spiesshofer and has two sons. The family lives in Zollikon .

Web links

Commons : Ulrich Spiesshofer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Change at the top - bang at ABB: CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer resigns. April 17, 2019, accessed April 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ The new ABB boss is Ulrich Spiesshofer. Tagesanzeiger.ch , June 17, 2013, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  3. ^ A b c Marc Kowalsky: Ulrich Spiesshofer: "I'm Swiss at heart". bilanz.ch , January 11, 2013, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Beat Gygi: Ulrich Spiesshofer as a signal for continuity. nzz.ch , June 17, 2013, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  5. ^ Giorgio V. Müller: ABB veteran, crisis manager, family man: Who is interim CEO Peter Voser? | NZZ . April 17, 2019, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 17, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Mathias Ohanian: ABB boss Spiesshofer fires back against Cevian criticism. handelszeitung .ch, May 10, 2016, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  7. ↑ ABB boss rejects major shareholder Cevian. managermagazin.de , October 4, 2016, accessed January 8, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Lars Förberg - the man who sits on ABB's neck. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Peter A. Fischer: The resignation of ABB boss Ulrich Spiesshofer is correct . April 17, 2019, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 17, 2019]).
  10. ↑ That's how much the bosses at Zurich and ABB earned. handelszeitung .ch, March 6, 2015, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Simon Schmid: The top earners among the Swiss CEOs. handelszeitung .ch, March 24, 2015, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Basler Zeitung, Tamedia Espace AG: Manager salaries have risen more markedly than average salaries . ISSN  1420-3006 ( bazonline.ch [accessed April 17, 2019]).
  13. ↑ a b Slight decline in wages: ABB boss Spiesshofer earned 8.5 million in 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Schneider-Ammann hands ABB boss the Swiss passport. Tagesanzeiger.ch , October 21, 2016, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  15. ↑ a b Dirk Ruschmann: ABB: The climber. bilanz.ch , January 15, 2010, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Fabian Hock: Schneider-Ammann presents the German ABB boss with the Swiss passport on stage. aargauerzeitung.ch , October 24, 2016, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Spiesshofer, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swiss manager
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Bask