Biography

Since July 2012, Dr. Sohi has served as Chief Executive Officer of Freudenberg SE, a general multi-industry company serving industries that include automotive, medical, aerospace, oil and gas, and power generation and transmission. From July 2010 to June 2012, Dr. Sohi served as Managing Partner of Freudenberg and Co. From March 2003 through June 2010, Dr. Sohi served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Freudenberg-NOK, a privately-held joint venture partnership between Freudenberg and NOK Corp. of Japan, one of the world’s largest producers of elastomeric seals and custom molded products for automotive and other applications. From January 2001 to March 2003, Dr. Sohi was with NCR Corporation, a leading global technology company, most recently as the Senior Vice President, Retail Solutions Division. Prior to NCR, Dr. Sohi was with Honeywell International Inc. and its pre-merger constituent, Allied Signal, Inc., providers of aerospace, automation and control solutions, specialty materials, and transportation systems, for 14 years, serving from July 2000 to January 2001 as President, Honeywell Electronic Materials. Dr. Sohi previously served as a director of Aviat Networks, Inc. (formerly known as Harris Stratex Networks, Inc.) from 2007 until January 2015 and Hayes Lemmerz International from 2004 until 2009. Dr. Sohi previously served as a member of the Supervisory Board of ZF AG from 2018 until March 2023 and of the Board of Tetra Laval Group. Since 2021, Dr. Sohi has served as a director and member of the Audit Committee and Human Capital and Compensation Committee of Baker Hughes Company.