Peter Weckesser

Background

About Peter Weckesser

I am the Chief Digital Officer of Schneider Electric and a member of the Executive Committee since June 2020, when I joined the company. In my role, I lead the global organization responsible for the digital transformation strategy of the company in multiple dimensions: 1. transforming Schneider Electric’s internal digital technology landscape to support business objectives and enable ambitious growth, 2. leading the evolution of the EcoStruxure IoT platform to empower end-to-end industry, building, and sustainability solutions and software, 3. driving AI at scale through business-value-focused applications across the solution and service portfolio, as well as internal processes. I am also the current President of DIGITALEUROPE, the leading trade association representing digitally transforming industries in Europe. Before working at Schneider, I served as the Digital Transformation Officer of Airbus’ Defence & Space division since 2017. Before joining Airbus, I had extensive experience as a Senior Executive at Siemens, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of Siemens’ Product Lifecycle Management, leading the IoT and Digital Enterprise business and activities. I also held other executive-level positions with Siemens such as the CEO of Industry Services and CEO of Value Services. My career began at Siemens, where I worked in various roles in product management and development, including Director of Business Development in the United States. I hold a degree in physics as well as a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. I currently reside in Germany.