Ursula Soritsch-Renier

Ursula Soritsch-Renier has over 20 years of experience in the field of information technology. Ursula is currently the Director of Digital & Information Systems at Saint-Gobain.

Previously, they were the Group CIO and Digital Leader at Nokia from June 2018 to September 2020. Prior to that, they were with Columbia University in the City of New York.

From August 2015 to June 2020, Ursula was an Advisory Board Member at HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich. From April 2013 to May 2018, they were the CIO and Group Digital Leader IT at Sulzer.

At Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Ursula served as the Global Head IT Strategy, PMO and Architecture from November 2009 to March 2013. Ursula began their career at Philips Consumer Electronics in January 2000 as a High-End Television Product Manager and later became the Director, Information Management and Quality & Regulatory Affairs at Philips Healthcare from January 2001 to November 2009.

Ursula Soritsch-Renier holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and Philosophy from the University of Vienna, where they graduated cum laude. Ursula also has an Executive Education from Harvard in Driving Corporate Performance and ITX - leadership training from IMD. In addition, they have a Diplom in Economics, Finance, and Computer Science from WIFI - college for economics.

Their manager is Benoit Bazin, CEO. They work with Thierry Fournier - Deputy Managing Director, Managing Director Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa Region, Patrick Dupin - Deputy Director General, General Manager Northern Europe Region, and Laurence Pernot - Director of Communication.