Dr. Christian Fischer has been a member of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH since October 2018. As of January 1, 2019, he is head of the Energy and Building Technology business sector (BBE). His responsibilities include the Building Technologies, Thermotechnology, and Bosch Global Service Solutions divisions, as well as the Robert Bosch Smart Home GmbH subsidiary.
Christian Fischer was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1968. He is married and has two daughters. He studied economics at the University of Hohenheim, where he was awarded a PhD in financial economics in 1996. Before joining Robert Bosch GmbH, he was senior partner with the management consultancy firm Roland Berger.
Career stages
1996
Commercial trainee/assistant Corporate Planning
and Controlling, Robert Bosch GmbH
1999
Restructuring and Corporate Finance Competence Center,
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH,
Munich/Berlin, Germany
2003
Partner and member of the executive management,
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH, Munich/Berlin, Germany
2004
Member of the management board, CFO and CRO,
Walter Bau AG vereinigt mit Dywidag, Augsburg/Munich, Germany
2006
Chairman of the board of management and CEO,
Smartrac N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands/Stuttgart, Germany
2014
Senior partner and head of the Stuttgart office of
Roland Berger GmbH, Munich/Stuttgart, Germany
2015
Member of the supervisory board of Roland Berger
Holding GmbH as well chairman of the audit committee
October 2018
Member of the board of management, Robert Bosch GmbH
About Bosch
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 410,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2018). The company generated sales of 78.5 billion euros in 2018. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected manufacturing. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 460 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At nearly 130 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 68,700 associates in research and development.
The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.
Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com, www.twitter.com/BoschPresse.
