Paulo Ricardo Stark President and CEO of Siemens Ltda. Born in 1968, in Curitiba, Paraná. Academic Background Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná. Professional History 1988 Started his career at Siemens Curitiba (formerly Equitel) as an Electronics Technician in the R&D area for 10 years. 1992 Graduated in Electrical Engineering from Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná. 2000 General Manager and Sales Manager of the Analog Phone business unit in Brazil. 2001 Director of Siemens’ Mobile area, working in Brazil and Latin America. 2004 Started his international professional career, having worked one year in Mexico and the next six in Germany. 2005 Global Director of the Protection and Control business segment (part of the Energy Automation unit), in Germany. 2008 Global CEO of the Low Voltage unit, in Germany. 2011 Regional Sales Director of the Energy Sector in Brazil until October 1, 2011, on which date became the Sector Cluster Lead of the new IC Sector. On October 11, was appointed CEO of Cluster Brazil. Other Activities Member of the Advisory Board of Nokia Solutions Networks Member of the Curator Council of the National Quality Foundation (FNQ) Member of the Advisory Board of the Brazilian Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (ABINEE) Member of the Council of Administration – CEBDS - Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development Member of the Administration Council - ABDIB Member of the Strategic Council - ABIMAQ Vice-President of the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry