Oliver Kahle

Georg Fischer

Oliver Kahle is Global Head of Procurement Excellence at Georg Fischer (GF), driving digital transformation and high-performance cultures. His strong hands-on mentality, rooted in his background as a carpenter, grounds his approach to change management, employee engagement, and digitalization and creates the basis for his leadership style: “Think like a scientist - lead like a sports coach - make it work like a craftsman”.

Represented in the following tracks at the Sustainability Summit:

2026 PROCUREMENT SUMMIT MAIN STAGE: AI does not negotiate – or does it?
2026 PROCUREMENT SUMMIT MAIN STAGE: ‘Proactive resilience’: how procurement anticipates geopolitical crises