IoT expert to head up Bosch Building Technologies

By Niraj M Wanikar, Chief Editor, CNCTimes.com, 2018-03-13 11:17:00

Dr. Tanja Rückert to join Bosch from SAP on July 1

• Dr. Stefan Hartung: “An experienced IoT specialist, Ms. Rückert is a great win for us.”
• Present office holder Gert van Iperen to retire on July 31, 2018

Effective July 1, 2018, the IoT specialist Dr. Tanja Rückert will be joining the Bosch Group. Effective August 1, she will assume the position of president of the Bosch Building Technologies division (2017: sales of 1.9 billion euros, 9,000 associates). Rückert currently heads up the IoT and Digital Supply Chain business unit at SAP SE in Walldorf, Germany. She succeeds Gert van Iperen (63), who will retire on July 31. “I am very happy that Tanja Rueckert is joining Bosch. We will be gaining an internationally recognized specialist in IoT and Industry 4.0. She will drive forward, optimize, and implement our strategy of connectivity in products, systems, and solutions for security, communication, and energy efficiency,” said Dr. Stefan Hartung, whose responsibilities on the Bosch board of management include the Energy and Building Technology business sector. Hartung also praised the work done by her predecessor: “Gert van Iperen is someone who always acts intelligently and pragmatically. With great foresight, he anticipated the impact of connectivity and digitalization on security and building technology. In addition, he made the business with solutions and services in this area continuously more global.”

"I am very happy that Tanja Rueckert is joining Bosch. We will be gaining an internationally recognized specialist in IoT and Industry 4.0. ”

Dr. Stefan Hartung, member of the Bosch board of management

More than 20 years of international experience in the software world

“In the IoT age, data are becoming a core component of industrial value creation, and software the central nervous system of a highly connected world. I’m greatly looking forward to contributing my experience in both these areas to Bosch,” Rückert said. A mother of two with a PhD in chemistry, Rückert has been with SAP since 1997. She has 20 years of experience as an executive with strategic and operational responsibility in the software industry. She has a wealth of expertise in areas such as digital transformation, the internet of things, connected manufacturing, and connected logistics. During her career at SAP, she worked in Germany and the United States (Silicon Valley), and headed up teams operating across the globe in Palo Alto, Walldorf, Bengaluru, Shanghai, and other locations.

Bosch Building Technologies

Bosch Building Technologies is a leading international supplier of products and systems for security and communication. In selected countries, Bosch also offers solutions and services for building security, energy efficiency, and building automation. Its product portfolio includes video-surveillance, intrusion, fire-alarm, and voice-alarm systems, as well as access-control and management systems. The portfolio is rounded out with professional audio and conference systems for the communication of voice, sound, and music. Building Technologies has engineering and manufacturing operations in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

More information is available online at www.boschbuildingtechnologies.com

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