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Kirk Gutmann
Senior Vice President, Technology and Innovation
Originally from: Nashville, Tennessee, US
Currently based: Western suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, US
Education: Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, Master of Science in Systems Engineering, and MBA in International Finance, also from Purdue’s Krannert School of Management.
Siemens tenure: Joined Siemens in 2011
Driving transformation: My team is extremely creative and is one of the threads stitching together our many technologies and acquisitions. We are constantly inventing and driving new industry technologies and processes and helping our customers accelerate their business transformation.
Team Siemens: Our culture has a high level of integrity with a focus on always delivering for the customer. I’m proud to be part of the industry leader that is driving digitalization and business transformation at a time when digitalization is accelerating across the globe.
Lessons learned: Never underestimate people – everyone has phenomenal skills to share. The challenge as a leader is to leverage and align the skills of employees. Once aligned, anything can be done, even the impossible.
Ask me about: Playing the trumpet.
Tech to inspire: Looking back, I’m inspired by the Roman Empire and automobiles before the Great Depression because of the levels of advanced technology. Now, I’m excited to see visualization and animation worlds coming together to allow companies to include everyone in the innovation cycle.
