Member of the Board of Directors since 2012
Born 1970
Swiss citizen
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Doctorate (Dr. sc. Techn.), Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
MBA, IMD Lausanne
Barbara Frei has been a member of the Swisscom Board of Directors since 2012. After her degree in Mechanical Engineering, she completed a PHD in 1998 at the Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. In 2007, she completed a Master of Business Administration (EMBA) at IMD Lausanne. From 1998 to 2016, Barbara Frei has held a number of management positions at ABB, including Country Manager and Managing Director. In 2016, she became Chair of the Executive Committee of Schneider Electric Germany, 2019 Executive Vice President Europe Operations. She serves on the Board of Schneider Group as well as other Boards of Directors.
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1998–2016 Various managerial positions within the ABB Group |
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2008–2010 Country Manager of ABB s.r.o, Prague |
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2010–2013 Country Manager of ABB S.p.A., Sesto San Giovanni and Mediterranean Regional Manager |
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2013–2015 Managing Director, Drives and Control Unit, ABB |
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2016 Head of Strategic Portfolio Reviews for the Power Grids Division |
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Since December 2016, Chair of the Executive Committee, Schneider Electric GmbH Germany, Paris |
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December 2016–June 2017 Zone President Germany, Schneider Electric GmbH |
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July 2017–December 2018 Zone President Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Schneider Electric GmbH |
Since January 2019, Executive Vice President Europe Operations, Schneider Electric GmbH |
Meetings: | 13 of 13 |
Telephone conferences: | 1 of 1 |
Circular resolutions: | 2 of 2 |
Compensation Committee: | 3 of 3 |
1,047 (as at 31.12.2019)
All details valid as of 30 November 2020