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Press Release07 May 2015Siemens AGMunich
Siemens completes company reorganization
The reorganization will affect about another 4,500 jobs worldwide, of which some 2,200 are currently expected to be in Germany. In February 2015, Siemens announced the reduction of roughly 7,800 jobs worldwide ‒ including around 3,300 in Germany ‒ as part of its program to streamline administrative functions. Following discussions with the employee representatives, the figure for jobs affected in Germany was reduced to roughly 2,900.
At the Power and Gas Division, Siemens is planning, among other things, to bundle sales activities, make additional investments of around €100 million in research and development, optimize the portfolio structure and improve the cost position.
These measures are being taken in response to the persistently difficult environment in the global power generation market. The Power and Gas Division is having to cope, among other things, with regulatory changes, massive price erosion, aggressive competitors and regional overcapacities.
The company has also announced its further plans to restructure low-margin businesses. In addition to the measures already adopted, clear targets and business plans ‒ which were agreed upon in the last few months in talks with the managers who have been responsible for these businesses since October 1, 2014 ‒ are now to be rigorously implemented by the end of fiscal 2017. Siemens will concentrate on putting the businesses back on a sustainably profitable basis primarily through its own efforts.
Implementation of the strategic realignment outlined in Vision 2020 began at the start of the current fiscal year on October 1, 2014. The Vision's key aims are to orient the company toward the growth fields of electrification, automation and digitalization, to further focus Siemens' portfolio, and to execute specific, sustainable measures for enhancing the company's operational efficiency.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of combined cycle turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2014, which ended on September 30, 2014, Siemens generated revenue from continuing operations of €71.9 billion and net income of €5.5 billion. At the end of September 2014, the company had around 357,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at http://www.siemens.com.
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