Markus Heimbach, Hitachi Energy

Dr. Markus Heimbach is an Executive Vice President and the Managing Director of the High Voltage Products Business Unit at Hitachi Energy. He was a Scientist and Chief Engineer at RWTH Aachen University before joining Hitachi Energy’s predecessor in 1997. He worked in various roles within the Medium Voltage Products Business Unit and led it from 2007 to 2010. From 2010 to 2018, he was the Managing Director of the Transformer Business Unit. Dr. Heimbach holds an MSc and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and an MBA from the University of Hagen, Germany.