Catrin Hinkel

Kurzbeschreibung

Catrin Hinkel serves as CEO of Microsoft Switzerland. She assumed the role in May 2021. Having spent more than 25 years in the tech industry across a variety of organizations and diverse cultures, Hinkel champions technology development as a solution to many challenges in the world, innovation as well as sustainability. Prior to joining Microsoft, Hinkel held notable roles at Accenture, most recently as Senior Managing Director, Europe Cloud First Strategy & Consulting Lead. 

With her team at Microsoft, she is driven by staying on the cutting edge of new trends, ideas and themes to further impactful digital (cloud) transformation strategies and partnerships for customers in Switzerland and beyond needed to get the job done. She is a strong believer that technology enables organizations to solve their biggest challenges, drive sustainable growth and create new business models that improve the way we live and work. 

Hinkel is a member of the Executive Committee of Digital Switzerland, the ASUT Industry Association Board and the Supervisory Board of the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security. Alongside these roles, she is also a spokesperson for the Board of “Generation CEO”, a non-profit association and established network for women leaders in German-speaking countries. 

Hinkel holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Reutlingen (European Business School Reutlingen and London). She is also recognized for her commitment to digital innovation, including being named one of Switzerland’s Digital Shapers 2022 by Swiss Bilanz magazine and as one of the Top 100 by Women in Business magazine.