Claus Vetter is the Global Product Group Manager for Grid Automation and Communication Global Product Group (GPG). (Group Senior Vice President and Head of Automation and Communication Products, Systems and Service).
He is the business leader, responsible for the P&L for the complete portfolio of substation automation, protection, control and communication products, systems and service offerings from Hitachi Energy. In this role, Claus is responsible for the global product development, R&D and sales strategy for this business and has held this position since March, 2014.
Claus joined Hitachi Energy in 1999 and has held various management positions across the company’s power businesses. In his previous role, he was the Global Technology Manager within the Grid Automation business unit.
Claus completed his master of engineering studies from Technical University Munich and has completed his Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology.