Svinger joined 3M Hungary in 2008 and assumed his current role in June 2021. He oversees more than 650 people across the Middle East and Africa. 3M Healthcare alone generated around $8.6 billion in revenues globally in 2021. In April 2022, Svinger became a board member of AmCham Dubai and chair of the Sustainability Committee. He previously spent 11 years in oil and gas at ExxonMobil and ENI (Agip).