Dr. Helmuth Ludwig (born September 19, 1962 in Cologne, West Germany) is Global Head of Information Technology at Siemens AG, to which he was appointed in October 2016.[1] Ludwig has held a range of strategic leadership positions in his more than 20-year career at Siemens.
Professional career
Ludwig joined Siemens in 1990 after graduating college. He has worked in corporate regional strategy development for the company in multiple countries including Germany, Kazakhstan, Argentina and United States.
When Siemens acquired PLM Software (now Siemens Digital Industries Software) in 2007,[2] Ludwig was appointed president and is credited for successfully leading the integration of the organization’s 50 legal entities and multiple facilities across 26 countries into Siemens. He worked with the management team to develop long-term strategic direction. Siemens PLM software was recently used in the design of the Mars Rover Curiosity.[3]