Tobias has global sales responsibility for the full AVEVA Engineering portfolio.

Prior to that role he was in charge of the Global Accounts region, having end-to-end business responsibility for AVEVA’s most strategic customers.

At the time of the transition from Schneider Electric Software to AVEVA Software, LLC, he held the position of Senior Vice President – Software. In that role, he was responsible for the global P&L management of the Engineering and Simulation business within the Schneider Electric Software Group.

Tobias joined Schneider Electric via the Invensys acquisition where he held several senior positions within the company’s product management and portfolio groups. Before joining Invensys, Tobias held various positions of increasing responsibility at Aspen Tech, covering their European simulation license business, later moving toward product management and consulting focusing on the chemical industry on a global scale.

Tobias has more than 28 years of professional experience in the software and process industries. He has held several senior positions in the process technology department within the specialty chemical company Degussa, supporting large scale investment projects in Germany and Belgium. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. He and his family live in California, having relocated to the United States more than 15 years ago.