Michael Suess  Michael Suess (Michael Süß) (born December 25, 1963 in Munich, West Germany) is a German manager. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of OC Oerlikon, a global technology Group listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and as First Deputy Chairman of the supervisory board of the Austrian electricity company, Verbund AG. From 2015 to 2016, he held the position as CEO of the GMH Group. Suess studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University Munich and gained his first work experience as a technician at the BMW foundry while studying. After graduation, he began his professional career in 1989 as a production engineer at BMW in Munich. In 1991 he became Head of Planning Department in the factory business. In 1994, he received his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from the Institute for Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics at the University of Kassel, Germany. After serving in various positions at BMW, IDRA Press S.p.A. in Italy and Porsche AG, Suess was appointed to the Managing Board of Mössner AG in Munich in 1999. Following the takeover of the company by the Georg-Fischer Group, Suess was named Chairman of the Managing Board of GF Mössner GmbH. In 2001, he took on the role as Chief Operating Officer at MTU Aero Engines GmbH in Munich and was responsible for production, development and procurement. Following the initial public listing of the company, Suess joined the Managing Board of MTU Aero Engines Holding AG and was responsible for the company’s technology portfolio. Suess then joined Siemens AG in 2006 as the President of the company’s Power Generation Group. He was appointed CEO of the Fossil Power Generation Division at the beginning of 2008, responsible for the fossil power plant business. From April 2011 to May 2014, he was a member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of the company’s Energy Sector. As CEO of Siemens’ Energy Sector, Michael Suess was actively engaged in discussions on how to achieve a secure, sustainable and, above all, affordable energy transition in Germany. Since 2010, Suess has been holding a supervisory Board position at Herrenknecht AG, a world market leader of tunnel drilling rigs in Germany. From 2015 to 2016, Suess served as CEO of the GMH Group, a privately owned group of steel and casting companies in Germany. Suess currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of OC Oerlikon, headquartered in Switzerland, and as First Deputy Chairman of the supervisory board of the Austrian Electricity Company Verbund AG.