BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - The European Commission has appointed its first-ever Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence. Danish executive Jim Hagemann Snabe will advise European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Vice-President Henna Virkkunen in this newly created role. The objective is to maximize the transformative potential of AI across the European Union, according to a statement by Virkkunen.
Hagemann Snabe is expected to hold the position until the end of March next year and will serve in an unpaid capacity.
The appointment comes at a critical juncture for the Commission's AI policy, the executive body stated. The primary rationale behind the post is to integrate expertise from outside the Commission. Furthermore, he is tasked with drafting a report on industrial AI.
Decades of Experience in the IT Sector
Hagemann Snabe has held positions at renowned technology companies and has been a member of various international and financial institutions. He brings 25 years of experience from the IT and AI sectors. According to Siemens, Hagemann Snabe is a member of the technology group's supervisory board.
In accordance with regulations for special advisers, the Commission conducted a thorough vetting process prior to Hagemann Snabe's appointment to ensure no conflict of interest exists between his duties as Special Envoy and his professional activities outside the Commission. For the duration of his mandate, he will suspend his membership on the Google Cloud Advisory Board, among other roles.
Status as Pro Bono Special Adviser
He will advise the European Commission across the entire spectrum of industrial AI, the authority announced. According to the Commission, particular focus will be placed on AI infrastructure, including data centers, High Performance Computing (HPC), and the semiconductor supply chains critical for AI deployment./laf/DP/jha
Currently, Jim Hagemann Snabe is Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Siemens AG since 2018, Vice Chairman at Urban Partners, Inc. since 2023, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Siemens Management Consulting, Director at C3.ai, Inc. since 2021, Director at Snabe ApS, Independent Director at Bloom Energy Corp. starting 2025, Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School since 2016, Trustee at Forum Mondial de L'Economie since 2019, and member of the Senior Advisory Board at Nordic Alpha Partners ApS. Formerly, Dr. Snabe was Chairman at A.P. Møller-Mærsk A from 2017 to 2022, Deputy Chairman at Bang & Olufsen A from 2014 to 2017, Chairman at Maersk A, Chairman at The World Economic Forum USA, Inc., Chairman at Telerik Denmark A, Chairman at Northvolt AB from 2022 to 2024, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Allianz SE from 2017 to 2022, Independent Director at Danske Bank A from 2013 to 2016, Independent Director at Thrane & Thrane A in 2012, Director at Maersk A, Director at Bang & Olufsen Holding A, Director at Mannaz A, and Member of the Supervisory Board at SAP SE from 2014 to 2017. Education includes an MBA (1989) and a doctorate (1990) from the University of Aarhus.
Siemens AG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of electronic and electro-technical equipments. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- medical equipment (29.6%): medical imaging systems, laboratory diagnostics and hearing aid systems, etc.;
- smart building and infrastructure solutions (28.7%): energy transition solutions, HVAC products (heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems), building security systems (fire detection and protection systems, access control, video surveillance and intrusion detection systems, etc.), building management systems, etc.;
- digital industrial equipment (22.1%): automated production, assembly, logistics and monitoring systems, etc.;
- mobility solutions and systems (15.8%): rail vehicles, rail automation systems, rail electrification systems, digital and cloud-based solutions, etc.
The remaining net sales (3.8%) are primarily from financial activities (leasing, equipment and project financing, financial consulting services, etc.).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (14.8%), Europe/Commonwealth of Independent States/Africa/Middle East (32%), the United States (28%), America (4.6%), China (9.1%), Asia and Australia (11.5%).
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