Curriculum Vitae

José Borges Frias Júnior holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic School at São Paulo University (USP) and in Business Administration from FEA / USP, an MBA from the Business School São Paulo and Rotman School  of Business at the University of Toronto / Canada and executive specialization courses at Dom Cabral Foundation and the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago in the United States.
Acting at Siemens since 1987, he has worked in several areas such as Industrial Engineering, Quality, Process Management, Service, CRM-customer service, Marketing Communication and Strategic Marketing. Within this period, he also worked at Siemens headquarters in Germany.
Borges is currently Director of Strategy, Market Intelligence and Business Development for Siemens Digital Industries.
He actively participates in the main discussion forums on the topic of Advanced Manufacturing (Industrie 4.0) and competitiveness of Brazilian industry.
He is Member of the Board of Trustees of Fraunhofer Project Center for Advanced Manufacturing @ITA (Technological Institute for Aeronautics) and also VP at VDI Brazil and a member of the Brazilian Chamber for Industry 4.0.