Background
Kaeser was born Josef Käser in Arnbruck, in the Bavarian Forest in Germany, on June 23, 1957. He spent his early life in education throughout Germany.
Kaeser was born Josef Käser in Arnbruck, in the Bavarian Forest in Germany, on June 23, 1957. He spent his early life in education throughout Germany.
Following his studies in business administration at the Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, he joined the Components Group of Siemens in 1980:
- Discrete Components Division. Head of Business Administration
- Semiconductor Plant, Regensburg, Germany. Finance Director
- Semiconductors Group. Head of Accounting & Product Planning
In 1987 Became the Head of Business Administration Projects of Siemens Semiconductors, Malacca, Malaysia.
1990 Opto Semiconductors Division - Head of Business Administration. In 1995 he becomes Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Microelectronics Inc., San José, CA, USA . In april 2001 Kaeser becomes Member of the Group Executive Management of the Information and Communication Mobile Group.October 2004 - Chief Strategy Officer of Siemens AG, May 2006 - Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Chief Financial Officer. August 2013 - President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG
External positions:
Daimler AG
Allianz Deutschland AG
NXP Semiconductors N.V.