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Sonja Mechling studied international Marketing at the universities in Bratislava, Slovakia and Barcelona, Spain. She started her career as manager public relations at a mortgage bank Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall in Germany. In the year 2000 she joined Bosch Power Tools as product manager for wood working power tools, followed by various sales and marketing assignments. Among others Sonja worked in Hong Kong for over three years, building up the marketing area of Bosch Power Tools for the region Asia Pacific. After her assignment abroad she continued her career in different roles with P&L responsibility, among others as Regional President for the business unit Professional Power Tools Eastern Europe & Middle East. In 2016 she became COO of Bosch Smart Home, a corporate start up of Bosch for connected living. In October 2018 Sonja founded and built up the Heidelberg Digital Unit, a corporate start up of Heidelberg graphic equipment with the responsibility for Marketing, eCommerce, new business models and digital innovation. Since March 2020 Sonja Mechling has been responsible for Marketing, User Experience and Digital Innovation at Schindler, a leading manufacturer of elevators, escalators and moving walks from Switzerland.

Sonja Mechling studied international Marketing at the universities in Bratislava, Slovakia and Barcelona, Spain. She started her career as manager public relations at a mortgage bank Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall in Germany. In the year 2000 she joined Bosch Power Tools as product manager for wood working power tools, followed by various sales and marketing assignments. Among others Sonja worked in Hong Kong for over three years, building up the marketing area of Bosch Power Tools for the region Asia Pacific. After her assignment abroad she continued her career in different roles with P&L responsibility, among others as Regional President for the business unit Professional Power Tools Eastern Europe & Middle East. In 2016 she became COO of Bosch Smart Home, a corporate start up of Bosch for connected living. In October 2018 Sonja founded and built up the Heidelberg Digital Unit, a corporate start…

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