Siemens Healthineers, Centogene: Peer Schatz

Peer Schatz was elected to the supervisory board of Siemens Healthineers on Feb. 12 at the company's annual shareholders' meeting. The company proposed his addition to the board on Jan. 5.

In addition, Schatz has become chairman of the supervisory board of Centogene, effective Jan. 1, 2021, after having joined the board last summer. He replaced Flemming Ornskov, who was chairman from April 1, 2019 until Dec. 31, 2020.

Schatz is the former CEO of Qiagen, a position he held from 1993 until 2019. He is currently managing director of PS Capital Management and is chairman of the board and cofounder of spatial genomics startup Resolve Biosciences. Before Qiagen, he had various roles at ComputerLand and at Sandoz and cofounded several startup companies in the IT industry. Schatz holds an master's degree in finance from the University of St. Gallen and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.