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Winfried Schwarz

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Vice President, Head of IT Infrastructure at SGL Carbon
📍 Meitingen, Bavaria, Germany

Winfried Schwarz is a communicative IT leader and the Vice President, Head of IT Infrastructure at SGL Carbon. He has extensive experience in global IT operations, strategic landscape development, and international project management, with a focus on optimizing processes and networking global locations. He is certified in ITIL v3.

He has led the development of IT/OT (Information Technology/Operational Technology) architecture for Smart Factory and Industry 4. 0 requirements.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Head of IT Infrastructure
Job Level
Senior
Location
Meitingen, Bavaria, Germany
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Priorities

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Global IT Strategy
As VP of IT Infrastructure, he is responsible for the company-wide IT strategy, network optimization across international sites, and managing a multi-million euro budget.
Cloud Infrastructure
He has led initiatives to develop cloud-based data center designs and transitions to modern, cloud-based management environments to boost efficiency and user experience.
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Career

Work history

3-2021
Vice President, Head of IT Infrastructure
SGL Carbon
6-2020 - 3-2021
Competence Center Lead Infrastructure & Technical Architecture
SGL Carbon
7-2018 - 6-2020
IT Technical Architect
SGL Carbon
1-2015 - 6-2018
Competence Center Lead Infrastructure & Collaboration
SGL Carbon
1-2009 - 12-2014
Group Lead Collaboration, Datacenter & Infrastructure
SGL Carbon
In the press

Media appearances

SGL Carbon SE: IT‑Fakten und IT‑Strategie. Featured in CIO DE
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IT‑Strategie der MDAX‑Unternehmen – SGL Carbon: Eines für alle. Featured in CIO DE
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Education
2002 - 2005
Fachinformatiker (IHK)
Fachinformatiker (Systemintegration)
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