About
Sami Atiya was appointed President of the Robotics & Discrete Automation business area effective April 2019 and has been a member of the Executive Committee since June 2016. He had previously been President of the Robotics and Motion division from January 2017 and of the Discrete Automation and Motion division in 2016. Prior to ABB he held senior roles at Siemens in Germany from 1997 to 2015, including chief executive officer of the mobility and logistics division from 2011. Mr. Atiya was born in 1964 and is a German citizen. He is a member of the board of SGS SA.
Roles
ABB Ltd
President, Robotics & Discrete Automation · Current role
June 2016–present
ABB Robotics and Motion division
President
from January 2017
ABB Discrete Automation and Motion division
President
2016
Siemens
Senior roles in Germany, incl. CEO of the mobility and logistics division from 2011
1997 - 2015
University of Wuppertal
PhD, robotics, sensors and data processing
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Electrical Engineering and Automation
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MBA
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Siemens
CEO, Computer Tomography unit
2008 - 2011
External Roles
SGS SA
Member of the Board
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2023
Pension benefits
CHF 499,122
Other benefits
CHF 654,700
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2023
Cash incentive
Annual Incentive Plan (short-term incentive)
CHF 960,000
Stock awards
Long-Term Incentive Plan - PSU grant (fair value at grant)
CHF 811,038