Horst J. Kayser is Chief Strategy Officer at Siemens since November 2013. In his capacity as head of Corporate Strategy, he is responsible for the development of strategy at Siemens and reports directly to the Member of the Managing Board Dr. Roland Busch.

Horst J. Kayser began his career in 1989, at McKinsey & Company in Germany, Canada and the U.S.. In 1995, he moved to Siemens Inhouse Consulting. In 1998 he became Managing Partner at Siemens Managing Consulting. Afterwards he held management positions in various areas and countries, e.g. as CEO of Siemens Ltd. Seoul, South Korea. In 2008 Kayser became President and CEO of KUKA AG, in 2010 CEO of 3W Power S.A./AEG Power Solutions. He was a member of the supervisory board of Kendrion N.V., NL from 2009 – 2015.

Dr. Kayser holds a degree as Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (Electrical engineering / Business administration) from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany and a Master of Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He received his doctorate in business administration at the University of Mannheim.