Peter Löscher

Peter Löscher (born September 17 1957 in Villach, Austria) is an Austrian manager and former President, Global Human Health at global pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Siemens AG on May 20 2007 as the successor of Klaus Kleinfeld, and was slated to take on the new position on July 1, 2007. [ [http://www.merck.com/newsroom/press_releases/corporate/2007_0520.html Merck Announces Resignation of Peter Loescher, President, Global Human Health] ] He was the first top executive in the 160 year history of Siemens to be hired from outside the company. [Spiegel Online, May 21, 2007 [http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,483912,00.html "Peter Löscher, an Outsider, Named New CEO"] ]

Education

Peter Löscher graduated from Gymnasium Villach/Austria in 1978 and got a master's degree at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Later he attended an MBA program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard University. In 2007 he received the Honorary Degree of "Doctor of Engineering" from Michigan State University.

Professional career

From 1988 until 2000 he worked for the German pharmaceutical company Hoechst in Spain,
Japan, Great Britain and the United States. After Hoechst merged with Rhone-Poulenc he stayed at Aventis until 2002. He then joined Amersham, which was taken over by General Electric. In 2006 he became a member of the executive board of the US pharmaceutical company Merck.

Personal life

Peter Löscher speaks German, English, French, Spanish, and Japanese.He and his Spanish-born wife have three children.

References

External links

* [http://w1.siemens.com/en/about_us/key_information/managing_board/peter_loescher.htm CV on Siemens.com]