Thomas Kirste is the Director Management Consulting – Business & Digital Strategy at Robert Bosch GmbH since 2017.

The Bosch Group is a leading international technology and services company with around 417,900 employees worldwide (as of 31 December 2024). According to preliminary figures, it generated sales of 90.5 billion euros in the 2024 financial year. Its business activities are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Through its business activities, the company aims to help shape overarching trends such as automation, electrification, digitalisation, connectivity, and sustainability. Its broad positioning across industries and regions strengthens Bosch's innovative power and robustness. With its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, the company is able to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. Bosch also uses its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence to develop and manufacture intelligent, user-friendly and sustainable products. With its ‘technology for life’ approach, Bosch aims to improve people's quality of life and conserve natural resources.