Since January 2016, Ali Haj Fraj took over the position of Senior Vice President Machine Solutions within the Business Unit Industry of Schneider Electric. Ali started his career in May 2001 as Project Manager in the Motion Control Unit at Siemens AG. In the following 15 years, he held various leadership positions in R&D, Sales and Marketing, Business Development, Strategy and General Management. He gained both wide-spread experience and deep knowledge in Industrial Automation and Controls, Energy Management and the dedicated customer markets with a proven track record in driving innovation and global business growth.

Ali graduated from Technische Universität München and holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering as well as a doctorate in Mechatronics.