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• Successor to Robin Zimmermann, new Head of Communications at Siemens Energy
• Overall responsibility for global media relations and coordination of Managing Board communications
• Many years of international communications experience and extensive media network

Florian Martens (42) has been appointed the new Head of Global Media Relations and Executive Communications at Siemens AG, effective June 15, 2020. He succeeds Robin Zimmermann (49), who is now the Head of Communications at Siemens Energy. In addition to global media relations, Martens will be responsible for coordinating the Managing Board’s executive communications. 

• Integration of cutting-edge technologies into the Digital Enterprise portfolio enables flexible and intelligent production

With its Digital Enterprise, Siemens is taking the next step of the digital transformation – on the way to highly flexible modular production. Siemens presents numerous innovations for the discrete and process industries as well as for energy and building infrastructure. The integration of cutting-edge technologies such as edge and cloud computing, artificial intelligence or additive manufacturing into the portfolio offers users new opportunities to achieve more flexible and intelligent production. Communicative networking through Industrial 5G plays a key role. 

• Delyana Lazarova triumphs against almost 290 competitors from 55 countries to become assistant of Sir Mark Elder CH CBE
• Lazarova wins GBP 15,000 prize money and the post of future Director of the Hallé Youth Orchestra

Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova (34) is the winner of the first Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition held in Manchester, U.K. She impressed the jury with her performance of The Force of Destiny by Verdi. A total of 287 conductors from 55 countries applied to take part in the international competition which was held this year for the first time. The ten best contenders were shortlisted, and four candidates then competed in the final last Saturday. They had to conduct the Hallé Orchestra and perform three different pieces by composers like Brahms, Dvorak or Britten in front of an international audience.

• Siemens issues bonds with a value of €4 billion and £850 million
• Demand more than double issue volume

Siemens has issued bonds with a total value of about €5 billion, around €1 billion (£850 million) of which have been issued in pound sterling. The transaction closed today. The proceeds of the issuance will be used for general corporate purposes including the refinancing of upcoming maturities. Investor demand was high. At more than €10 billion, demand was more than double the issue volume.

• Young conductors competition sponsored by Siemens Arts Program and Hallé Orchestra of Manchester (UK) to run until February 22
• Shortlist includes ten outstanding talents from nine countries 
• Winner to receive two-year engagement and cash prize of £15,000 
• Conducting per avatar as digital component used for first time

Ten outstanding young conductors have been selected for the shortlist in the Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. A total of 287 musicians from 55 countries entered the competition, which is a collaboration between the Siemens Arts Program and the Hallé Orchestra of Manchester (UK). The ten shortlisted conductors, comprising three women and seven men, come from nine different countries. An overview of the semifinalists is available at the end of this press release. 

• Cybersecurity by default: Next-generation products are to be equipped with preconfigured security 
• New partners: NTT, Infineon and Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering join Charter of Trust
• Cybersecurity extended along the supply chain: Numerous suppliers meet baseline requirements of the Charter of Trust companies 
• Education campaign for Small and Medium enterprises and schools: Charter of Trust partners provide cybersecurity materials 

The Charter-of-Trust (CoT) partners have agreed to deliver next-generation products with preset cybersecurity, following a clear “Security by Default” philosophy. At present, there are no uniform regulations governing this issue – many products leave the factory solely dependent on safety systems that do not provide comprehensive protection. Users often have to adjust security settings afterward. As a first step, the Charter partner companies have now defined which security features should be present and activated by default in next-generation products – ranging from strong authentication features to a unique product identity and the requirement that passwords must be changed upon first use. The CoT partners also believe that no undocumented functionalities or possibilities for remote connection should be part of initial device setup – another aspect that is not yet a general rule today. All these requirements are now being rolled out step by step within the relevant portfolios of the Charter of Trust member companies. 

• Annual Shareholders’ Meeting ratifies acts of Managing and Supervisory Boards by large majorities

At today’s 54th ordinary Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Siemens AG, shareholders approved the distribution of a dividend of €3.90 per share for fiscal 2019, as proposed by the Managing and Supervisory Boards. The dividend for fiscal 2019 was thus €0.10 higher than the dividend for fiscal 2018. The company has now increased its dividend six years in a row.

• Orders at €24.8 billion, down 2% from the strong prior-year level as sharply lower volume from large orders in Mobility more than offset increases in the majority of industrial businesses, particularly in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE); revenue rose 1%, to €20.3 billion
• On a comparable basis, excluding currency translation and portfolio effects, orders declined 4% and revenue was down 1%; the book-to-bill ratio was a strong 1.22 and the order backlog reached a new high at €149 billion
• Adjusted EBITA Industrial Businesses declined to €1.4 billion, due mainly to a loss in SGRE and market weakness for short-cycle businesses; Adjusted EBITA margin Industrial Businesses was 7.3%, held back by €0.2 billion in severance charges, which reduced Adjusted EBITA margin Industrial Businesses by 1.0 percentage points
• Net income declined 3% to €1.1 billion and included substantially better results outside Industrial Businesses compared to Q1 FY 2019; basic earnings per share (EPS) rose 6% to €1.33