Dr. Barbara Frei
Executive Vice President, Industrial Automation
Member of the Executive Committee
Schneider Electric
biography
Dr. Barbara Frei heads Schneider Electric's global Industrial Automation business and has been a member of the company's Executive Committee since 2019.
Dr. Barbara Frei joined Schneider Electric in 2016 as Country President of Germany and expanded her responsibilities in 2017 to Zone President of DACH (including Germany, Austria and Switzerland). In 2019, she was appointed Executive Vice President, Europe Operations and member of the Executive Committee.
She began her career as a development project manager for motors and drives at ABB Switzerland Ltd. She held various management positions in the ABB Group, including regional responsibility as Country Manager Czech Republic, Regional Manager for the Mediterranean region in Italy and head of the global drives business.
Dr. Barbara Frei holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from ETH Zurich and an MBA from IMD Lausanne.