Dr. Yorck Schmidt

Yorck Schmidt is the Chief Financial Officer of drive technology specialist Lenze SE, where he has played a key role in shaping the company’s strategic direction over eight years, serving as CFO, COO, and member of the executive management team.

Mr. Schmidt began his career at the Fresenius Group. He later served as Executive Director at Volkswagen AG before joining General Motors in 2003, where he held several senior leadership roles over a span of seven years, some with global responsibilities. While still at GM, he co-founded the digital solutions provider Performance One in 2009 and assumed the role of Chairman of its Supervisory Board.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Innsbruck (1995) and earned a PhD in Strategic Controlling from the University of Graz in 2000.