Ralf Thomas

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siemens Healthineers

Verified interview transcripts, podcast appearances, and direct quotes from Ralf Thomas, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Siemens Healthineers. AI-verified speaker identity with full-text searchable transcripts.

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“Der Simulationsmarkt, der ist, ich übertreibe jetzt ein bisschen faktisch nach Branchen organisiert oder nach technologischen Anwendungsfeldern und äh während wir mit Mentor Graphics damals eine Akquisition gemacht haben, die hauptsächlich auf den Halbleiter Kundenmarkt abgezielt hat, ähm sind wir jetzt hier, wenn man...”

— From Siemens CFO Thomas on Altair, Healthineers and solid M&A craftsmanship, FINANCE Magazin (April 02, 2025)
“Es gibt unechte Entscheidungen, die sehen wie Entscheidungen aus, aber sind eigentlich nur Ableitungen. Ich habe genügend Informationen und kann dann mehr oder weniger eindeutig zu einer richtigen Entscheidung kommen. Echte Entscheidungen zeichnen sich durch Residual Unsicherheit aus. Man weiß es nicht in dem Zeitpunkt...”

— From Siemens CFO Thomas on Altair, Healthineers and solid M&A craftsmanship, FINANCE Magazin (April 02, 2025)
“artificial intelligence in the industrial space is maybe the game changer also for corporate Germany and the industries there if not for Europe if we miss out capitalizing on that opportunity will'll be hard to come back and will take time so we need to be assertive we need to be focused”

— From One on One Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas, CFO and Member of the Managing Board, SIEMENS AG, Studio ZX (January 23, 2025)
“I think Germany used to be a role model of coming back from from scratch more or less uh doing the impossible getting growth momentum done then Germany has been benefiting a lot from globalization first stage I think export oriented Industries have been prospering a lot and now it's about making sure that we are a rele...”

— From One on One Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas, CFO and Member of the Managing Board, SIEMENS AG, Studio ZX (January 23, 2025)

Recent appearances

Siemens CFO Thomas on Altair, Healthineers and solid M&A craftsmanship

April 02, 2025 · 📺 FINANCE Magazin

Siemens continues to work intensively on transforming its corporate portfolio toward software and technology. The largest acquisition in this area to date, Altair (purchase price: USD 10 billion), was completed at the end of March, and now Siemens is acquiring Dotmatics, a US provider of research and development software for the healthcare sector, for USD 5.1 billion. To refinance both transactions, Siemens is reducing its stakes in Siemens Energy and Siemens Healthineers and downsizing its group of portfolio companies through exits. In October of last year, the sale of Innomotics brought in…

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One on One Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas, CFO and Member of the Managing Board, SIEMENS AG

January 23, 2025 · 📺 Studio ZX

In this insightful conversation, Dr. Uwe Jean Heuser, World Economic Correspondent, DIE ZEIT; Publisher, ZEIT für Unternehmer, engages with Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas, CFO and Member of the Managing Board at Siemens AG, at the ZEIT Reception during the World Economic Forum in Davos 2025. The discussion explores key topics around leadership in the global marketplace, the future of digital transformation, and the role of innovation in shaping sustainable business practices. Prof. Dr. Thomas emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift in mindset to drive performance and navigate the complexities of mo…

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Recent appearances

Siemens CFO Thomas on Altair, Healthineers and solid M&A craftsmanship

One on One Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas, CFO and Member of the Managing Board, SIEMENS AG