Industrial automation
10 Siemens finance leaders
These ten Siemens finance leaders hold head of finance, finance director, FP&A, controlling and CFO roles at Siemens and Siemens Digital Industries Software. A reader can learn how finance leaders work at Siemens from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aleksandar Ilic
LinkedInExperience: Head of Regions Finance & Performance Controlling GBS · Siemens
Head of Regions Finance & Performance Controlling GBS at Siemens since July 2026, a director-level role, based in Nuremberg. Other listed roles include VP Global Marketing & Sales FIN at Varian (2025 to 2026), VP Global Sales - Finance - Process Automation at Siemens Digital Industry - Process Automation (2020 to 2025) and Head of Global Regions Performance Management at Siemens Digital Industries (2018 to 2020).
Christoph Wlotzek
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Siemens Digital Industries Software
Finance Director at Siemens Digital Industries Software since October 2024, with a headline describing the role as Business Partner CTO, partnering with technical teams. At Siemens Digital Industries Software they were also Senior M&A Project Manager (2021 to 2024), EMEA Cloud Business Partner (2020 to 2021) and Finance Business Partner Middle East & Africa (2018 to 2020).
Felipe Calderaro de Lima
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director Global Head of Performance Controlling · Siemens
Finance Director Global Head of Performance Controlling at Siemens since March 2025, with a headline naming Brightly Software, Siemens, and based in the Tampa Bay area. At Siemens they were also Head of FP&A - Business Unit, US (2022 to 2025), General Manager, Finance and Business Administration (2017 to 2022) and Operations Finance Manager (2016 to 2017).
Ivelina Trifonova
LinkedInExperience: Head of Financial Planning and Analysis DI EMEA · Siemens
Head of Financial Planning and Analysis DI EMEA at Siemens since October 2025, based in Bulgaria. At Siemens they were also Head of DI Sales Controlling LCB Austria and DI Finance Bulgaria (2024 to 2025), Country Head of Finance, Digital Industries (2021 to 2024) and Country Head of Accounting and Controlling (2016 to 2021). Other listed roles include Head of Procurement and Accounting at Blizoo (2014 to 2016).
Joanne Lau, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance I Portfolio Performance Management and Planning I Global · Siemens
Head of Finance I Portfolio Performance Management and Planning I Global at Siemens since December 2025, a role their profile ties to Smart Infrastructure, Electrification & Automation, with a remit covering financial governance and profit transparency across the global portfolio. At Siemens they were also Head of Finance I Business Segment I China (2023 to 2025) and Segment Controller l Operations l Global (2020 to 2023).
Lars Beier
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance Digital Industries Service Germany · Siemens
Head of Finance Digital Industries Service Germany at Siemens since February 2026, a role their profile lists in the Finance & Accounting department. Their profile also lists Head of Planning & Controlling Digital Industries Customer Services at Siemens (2022 to 2026). At Siemens Logistics they were Head of Corporate Finance (2020 to 2022), Head of Controlling (2018 to 2020) and Chief Financial Officer and Director (2015 to 2018).
Roberto Vallese C. de Godoi
LinkedInExperience: Head of Shareholder Controlling for Americas and Western Europe · Siemens
Head of Shareholder Controlling for Americas and Western Europe at Siemens since June 2025, based in Munich. At Siemens they were also Chief Financial Officer & Board Member - Siemens Greece (2022 to 2025), Chief Financial Officer - Business Units Digital Grid and Building Products in Brazil (2017 to 2022) and Lead Country Controller - HQ (2014 to 2016).
Roswitha Schulz
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director Global Transformation · Siemens Industry Software GmbH
Finance Director Global Transformation at Siemens Industry Software GmbH since December 2025, based in Munich. Their profile describes the role as covering global transformation and go-to-market for Global Sales & Services at Siemens Digital Industry Software. They were also Sr. Finance Director DACH at Siemens Industry Software GmbH (2023 to 2025) and list a Legal Entity CFO role at SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE EGYPT since 2021.
Rudolf Basson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer at Digital Industries · Siemens
Chief Financial Officer at Digital Industries at Siemens since May 2020, based in Nuremberg. Their profile says the role centers on smart capital allocation and on optimizing their own operations through digitalization. At Siemens they were also CFO Siemens China (2016 to 2020), Senior VP Division Controlling Digital Factory & Process & Drives (2014 to 2016) and CFO Business Unit Motion Control (2009 to 2014).
Zhenxiang Zhang
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance, Global Business Segment Domain, Systems and Platforms / Factory Automation · Siemens
Head of Finance, Global Business Segment Domain, Systems and Platforms / Factory Automation at Siemens since October 2025, based in Munich. At Siemens they were also Shareholder Controlling Manager in Corporate Finance (2023 to 2025), Financial Head for BU Building Products in Middle East & Asia Pacific / China (2019 to 2023) and CFO of Siemens High Voltage Switchgear Co., Ltd. Shanghai (2016 to 2019).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a global industrial company split finance work between business units, regions and legal entities?
- 02What does performance controlling measure across a portfolio of factories, products and service businesses?
- 03How do finance teams inside an industrial group support a software business with recurring revenue?
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