LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
about creating value , generating growth , and expanding into technologies that have a positive impact on people ’ s lives .
“ I often say , whether I ’ m speaking to my own team or in employee town hall meetings , that there are only two things that can limit us : our imagination and complacency .”
A self-proclaimed customer-obsessed person , Renz is an engineer at heart and by trade , using her skills to fuel her passion for solving customer problems and addressing industry specific needs , supporting transformation and , in turn , helping customers save money , invent more quickly , and transition to the cloud .
Here and now With more than 20 years of international management experience , Renz now heads up AWS ’ Industries business which includes Financial Services , Healthcare , Energy , Automotive & Manufacturing , Telecommunications , Media , Entertainment , & Sports as well as Strategic Accounts and Business Development . During her tenure , AWS ’ growth has boomed , with the company working with
Pfizer to accelerate drug development and clinical manufacturing , collaborating with Meta , and introducing new sales of private wireless 5G services , announced in 2021 .
And , looking forward to a successful – and more sustainable – future , in March of this year , AWS was recognised as one of three of Schneider Electric ’ s partners that exhibit superior sustainability leadership in decarbonising their operations , alongside Hewlett Packard Enterprise and KB Home .
“ AWS is committed to making the cloud the
KATHRIN RENZ TITLE : VICE PRESIDENT , AWS INDUSTRIES COMPANY : AMAZON WEB SERVICES ( AWS ) INDUSTRY : STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS LOCATION : GERMANY
Kathrin Renz is the Vice President of Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) Industries , a position held since July 2020 . Prior to her role at AWS , she held a number of high-level positions at Nokia and Siemens , with a career spanning more than two decades . Renz has made the Global Telecoms Business 50 Most Powerful Women and Top 10 Tech Leaders lists during her career , a testament to her success as a leader of the telco industry . One of the top women in the telecommunications industry , Renz now focuses on Strategic Partnerships , Strategic Industries – Financial Services , Healthcare , Energy , Automotive , Manufacturing , Telecommunications , Media & Entertainment , Sports – and AWS Business Development .