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Bernhard Quendt

Chief Technical Officer

  • Research & innovation
  • Areas of Expertise Artificial intelligence, 5G, connectivity, distributed autonomy
  • Spoken Languages English, French

Bernhard Quendt is SVP, Group Chief Technical Officer. He joined Thales in 2020.

Bernhard has a degree in engineering from Stuttgart University, a diploma from Télécom Paris (1995) and a doctorate from Munich University. 
In 1999, he joined Siemens, becoming Vice President R & D of Siemens Mobility, Rail Automation in 2005, Vice President R&D of Siemens Industrial Automation Systems in 2011, and, in 2015, CTO of Siemens Digital Industries.