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Winfried Schwarz

Examiner · DISC type cs
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
Personality Overview

How Winfried shows up

Unexpressive
Status Quo Seeker
Overcautious

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Priorities

Topics Winfried cares about

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)
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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