Biography

Hiesinger was born in Bopfingen in southern Germany and grew up on a farm. He obtained PhD

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 in Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering

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 at Technical University of Munich

Technical University of Munich

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, Germany

Germany

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. From 1992 until 2010 he held several positions within the Siemens Group

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. In 2007 he became a member of the board of Siemens.

On October 1, 2010, he left Siemens to join the board of ThyssenKrupp. On January 21, 2011, Hiesinger succeeded Ekkehard Schulz

Ekkehard Schulz

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as CEO.