Lisa Davis (businesswoman)
Lisa A. Davis (born October 15, 1963) is an American businesswoman who has served as chair of Siemens Corporation (USA) since January 2017. She also served on Siemens’ managing board and was the global CEO of Siemens Gas and Power Operating Company. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Davis began her career as an engineer at ExxonMobil, managing operations at Prudhoe Bay, and later worked for Texaco and Royal Dutch Shell. In November 2016, it was announced that she would succeed Eric Spiegel as CEO of Siemens USA, taking the role at the end of 2016.
Forbes named her the 37th most powerful woman in the world in 2018. After Siemens’ energy division saw profits fall, the company separated the division into its own company. In 2019, she became co-CEO of Siemens Gas and Power Operating Company. She left the Siemens managing board in February 2020 to support CEO Kaeser until her contract expired in October 2020.
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