Peter Terwiesch

President, Process Automation Business Area at ABB

Peter Terwiesch is the current President of the Process Automation Business Area at ABB. Prior to this, they served as a Non Executive Director at Metall Zug AG from May 2010 to April 2022. During their time at Metall Zug, they served on the nomination & compensation committee and was also the chairman of the board of then-subsidiary V-ZUG AG. Prior to that, they were a member of the Technology Advisory Council at bp from April 2006 to March 2012. Peter also worked at ABB prior to their current role there. From September 1991 to September 1994, they were a Research Assistant & PhD student at ETH Zürich.

Peter Terwiesch received their Doctor of Science in Technology from ETH Zurich in Electrical Engineering. Peter then went on to receive their General Management Program degree from Harvard Business School in Business. Finally, they attended Ecole nationale supérieure de Physique de Strasbourg and received their Dipl.Ing. in Electrical Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Some of their coworkers include Theodor Swedjemark - Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, Sami Atiya - President, Robotics & Discrete Automation Business Area, and Timo Ihamuotila - Chief Financial Officer. Their manager is Björn Rosengren, Chief Executive Officer.

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