Board of Directors

Xiaoqun Clever-Steg

Non-executive member, independent
German (born in China in 1970)

Member of the Sustainability, Technology & Innovation Committee
Board Member since 2024

Xiaoqun Clever-Steg - Straumann Group

Other main activities:
Xiaoqun is a Non-executive Director of BHP Group Limited, Amadeus IT Group and is on the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies.

Career highlights:
She held various roles with SAP, including Chief Operating Officer of Technology and Innovation, Senior Vice President of Design and New Applications and Executive Vice President and President of Labs in China. She was Chief Technology Officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media and Chief Technology & Data Officer at Ringier.

Qualifications: 
Xiaoqun holds an Executive MBA from the University of West Florida and a diploma in Computer Science and International Marketing from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. She studied Computer Science & Technology at the University TsingHua in Beijing, China, and graduated from the Global Leadership Development Program of INSEAD.

Key attributes for the Board:
Xiaoqun Clever-Steg has over 20 years’ experience in the area of software engineering, big data, cyber security and digitalization. She has significant experience in the development, selection and implementation of business transforming technology, innovation and assessment of opportunities and risks in digital disruption. Born in China, she has held various senior management positions in international corporations, including in China.