Dr. Melanie Bockemühl elected to the advisory board of G. Siempelkamp GmbH

Krefeld, Germany – Siempelkamp’s digitalization strategy is now also reflected in the composition of its Advisory Board: With effect from January 01st, Dr. Melanie Bockemühl, an expert in digital technologies, was elected to the Advisory Board of G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG. At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held in January, the Siempelkamp shareholders unanimously elected Dr. Melanie Bockemühl to the Siempelkamp Advisory Board. With this decision, the company is thus anchoring its strategic, digital orientation in this body, as Dr. Melanie Bockemühl possesses extensive expertise as a digital strategist.

As a Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, she co-led the global Digital Economy initiative and drove the development of the digital business. Subsequently, as a Partner at Bain & Company, she set the tone in the EMEA Digital Practice Leadership team and oversaw digital transformation projects at numerous large companies. She then held the position of Vice President & Partner Global Business Services at IBM, where she was responsible for overseeing the area of digital agencies and digital consulting services. As Senior Vice President Strategy & Transformation at Diebold Nixdorf, she was responsible for the global transformation program in Operations, which included the entire value chain from R&D, supply chain, production to service business.

“Developing and establishing digital solutions across all areas is crucial for the success of a company. We are delighted to have Dr. Melanie Bockemühl join us as a new advisory board member, guiding Siempelkamp’s digital strategy alignment with her comprehensive expertise,” says Bertram Staudenmaier, Chairman of the Advisory Board of G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG.

“Digitalization plays a significant role in the future direction of the Siempelkamp Group. We therefore welcome Dr. Melanie Bockemühl as an advisor who will support us in consistently advancing our digitalization initiatives,” adds Martin Scherrer, CEO of the Siempelkamp Group.