- Veronika Bienert to succeed Roland Chalons-Browne as CEO
- Andreas Rudolf to become CFO
Veronika Bienert (48) will head Siemens Financial Services (SFS), effective
October 1, 2021. As CEO, she will succeed Roland Chalons-Browne (65), who
has successfully led SFS since 2010. Over the course of her international career
at the Siemens Group, Bienert has held several important positions as chief
financial officer (CFO) within Siemens’ international operating business. Andreas
Rudolf (54), who currently heads Siemens Pensions, will – also effective
October 1, 2021 – become CFO of SFS.
- Fast charging in up to 15 minutes
- SICHARGE D chargers ensure seamless charging, high reliability and flexibility
- Dynamic power allocation ensures optimized charging time
Siemens has been
awarded one of the largest single orders for SICHARGE D electric vehicle (EV)
fast chargers globally to date. The order, which comprises of 200 EV fast
chargers and digital services, was made by Astor Enerji, a manufacturer of transformer
and switchgear products to fulfill its plans to build charging stations
throughout Turkey. The company intends to set up chargers every 200 kilometers
along highways all over the country and at a number of shopping malls. By the
end of the year, at least 150 chargers are planned to be in operation, with the
remaining chargers to be delivered by February 2024.
- Pfizer’s new high containment production plant is one of the world’s most modern and sustainable; uses 40% less energy for environmental control than traditional facilities
- Special containment concept, monitored and controlled by Building Services from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, boosts safety for employees handling high-potency ingredients
- Siemens technology integrates building and production data via Desigo CC
Pharmaceutical
company Pfizer has opened a new high-containment manufacturing facility in
Freiburg, Germany, using technology and services from Siemens to make it one of
the most modern and sustainable of its kind. Potentially producing up to seven
billion tablets a year for more than 180 countries, the plant uses an
innovative containment concept - monitored and controlled by Building Services
from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio - which ensures employee safety and results
in a 40 percent reduction in energy use in its environmental control system,
compared to a traditional facility.
- Hannes Apitzsch to retire; business to be handed over effective October 1, 2022
- Eckard Eberle – formerly CEO of Process Automation Business Unit at Siemens Digital Industries – has extensive track record inside and outside Germany
- Eberle will focus on developing the business strategically and operationally creating additional value for Siemens Group
Eckard
Eberle (57) will be appointed as the new CEO of Siemens Global Business
Services (GBS) with effect from October 1, 2022. He will report directly to
Judith Wiese, member of the Siemens AG Managing Board and Chief People and
Sustainability Officer (CPSO). GBS designs, develops and operates efficient and
innovative business services for Siemens AG, Siemens Healthineers AG, Siemens
Energy AG and other companies. Eckard Eberle succeeds Hannes Apitzsch (64), who
has led GBS since 2019 as CEO and is entering retirement after more than 40
years at the company. Hannes Apitzsch will continue to support Siemens in an
advisory capacity until December 31, 2022.