Michael Weinhold
Michael Weinhold
Siemens
Born on February 2, 1964, in Rüsselsheim, Germany, Mr. Weinhold completed his studies at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, in 1993 with a Dr. Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering.
He began his professional career that same year at Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD). After holding technical expert and management-level positions in the Network Planning Department, he joined the High Voltage Division as technical director for Static Var Compensator (SVC) technology.
In 2004, he was named head of the Technology and Innovation Department at PTD and then in 2008 CTO of the Siemens Energy Sector. Since 2014 he is CTO of the Siemens Energy Management Division.
In 1997 Mr. Weinhold was named “Siemens Inventor of the Year” and in 2008 Mr. Weinhold was promoted to the status of “Siemens TOP Innovator”.
From 2004 until 2008 Mr. Weinhold was serving as German Speaker for the IEC SC 22F standardization committee “Power Electronics in Transmission and Distribution Systems”.
Since 2011 he is Adjunct Professor at Danish Technical University (DTU). In 2013 he was promoted to the status of Chief Key Expert and since 2014 he is Member of the Supervisory Board and Advisory Council of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH.
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