Peter Y. Solmssen

Head of Corporate Legal and Compliance, Nokia Siemens Networks
Member of the Managing Board and General Counsel of Siemens AG

 

Special Responsibilities: 
Americas

Education:

  • A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Knox Fellowship at Oxford University, UK
  • J. D., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Professional history:

1980

  •  United States Federal District Court Judge Clarence C. Newcomer. Philadelphia, PA, USA – law clerk

1982

  •   Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA, USA. – Attorney specializing in securities law

1989

  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Senior Partner
  • Specializing in international mergers & acquisitions and securities law. Frankfurt am Main, Germany

1998

  • General Electric Company (GE) – GE Plastics, Pittsfield, MA, USA. Vice President and General Counsel

2002

  • General Electric Company – GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI, USA. Vice President and General Counsel

2004

  • General Electric Company – GE Healthcare, Chalfont St. Giles, UK. Executive Vice President and General Counsel

October 2007

  • Joined Siemens AG. Member of the Managing Board and General Counsel