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Peter Schaefer

Pioneer · DISC type Dsi
Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Automotive at Infineon Technologies
📍 Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany

As EVP & CSO for Automotive at Infineon, Peter leverages over 25 years of semiconductor experience to drive growth and innovation. He leads sales for the automotive division and holds a Diplom-Ingenieur from RWTH Aachen University.

He is passionate about shaping the future of mobility, viewing it as a broad ecosystem that includes everything from e-bikes and two-wheelers to construction and agricultural vehicles. This passion drives his focus on creating solutions for the entire mobility landscape.

He is a key driver of industry collaborations to accelerate the adoption of software-defined vehicles, including recent partnerships with Lenovo and HL Klemove.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Automotive
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany
Personality Overview

How Peter shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Friendly
Friendly But Fast

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Priorities

Topics Peter cares about

Software-Defined Vehicles
He is enabling the automotive industry's transformation by fostering partnerships and solutions that accelerate the development of software-defined and autonomous vehicles.
Future of Mobility
Views mobility as a broad ecosystem beyond cars, encompassing buses, trucks, construction vehicles, and e-bikes, all powered by semiconductor technology.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Automotive
Infineon Technologies
4-2021 - 3-2024
Executive Vice President and CMO Automotive
Infineon Technologies
11-2008 - 3-2021
Senior Vice President and General Manager Automotive Microcontrollers
Infineon Technologies
1999 - 11-2008
Vice President
Infineon North America, Infineon Flash, Qimonda
1995 - 1998
Key-Account-Manager
Siemens
In the press

Media appearances

IAA Voices Interview – Peter Schäfer, Infineon Technologies AG. Featured in IAA Transportation
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Education
1990 - 1995
Diplom-Ingenieur
RWTH Aachen University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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