Electrification of Transportation - An Investor's Perspective (Future of Electric Vehicles USA 2010)

Gerd is Vice President and Investment Partner at Siemens Venture Capital, based in Silicon Valley. He specializes in investments in clean technologies and industrial solutions.

 

He manages SVC's investments in BPL Global, Coulomb Technologies, Genband, ISE Limited (TSX:ISE), Prenova, SmartSynch, Wirescan AS and Zolo Technologies. Earlier investments include Broadlight, Dune Networks (acquired by Broadcom), G2 Microsystems (acquired by Broadcom), IP-Unity Glenayre, Kagoor Networks (acquired by Juniper Networks), Myrio (acquired by Siemens), Reactive NanoTechnologies (acquired by Indium) and Verimatrix.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With its publicly listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment - such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems - and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2018, which ended on September 30, 2018, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.1 billion. At the end of September 2018, the company had around 379,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com .