At its meeting on July 31, 2013, the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG will decide on the early departure of the President and CEO. In addition, it will decide on the appointment of a member of the managing board as President and CEO. The agenda of the meeting of the Supervisory Board has been extended accordingly.
Siemens no longer expects to achieve a Total Sectors profit margin of at least 12 percent by fiscal 2014, as aimed for in the Siemens 2014 company program, mainly due to lower market expectations. The measures for optimizing the portfolio and reducing costs are largely on track. As announced, Siemens will report third-quarter figures on August 1, 2013.
- First half of building project successfully completed
- Demolition work concluded, new construction beginning on schedule
- Building to meet highest sustainability standards
Together with Munich Mayor Christian Ude, Siemens President and CEO Peter Löscher has laid the foundation stone for the company's new headquarters building, which will be completed on Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich by the end of 2015. The future inner-city complex will provide employees with a 21st-century working environment and be freely accessible to the general public at ground level. Siemens has set the highest standards for sustainability for its new headquarters, and will fulfill the criteria for minimum energy consumptions in buildings.
Together with Munich Mayor Christian Ude, Siemens President and CEO Peter Löscher has laid the foundation stone for the company's new headquarters building, which will be completed on Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich by the end of 2015. The future inner-city complex will provide employees with a 21st-century working environment and be freely accessible to the general public at ground level. Siemens has set the highest standards for sustainability for its new headquarters, and will fulfill the criteria for minimum energy consumptions in buildings.
- Michael Inacker named new communications head
- Stephan Heimbach to head government affairs and corporate affairs
Siemens AG is reorganizing the areas of corporate communications and government affairs at its company headquarters. Michael Inacker (49), currently assistant editor-in-chief and head of the Berlin office of the German newspaper Handelsblatt, has been named to head Siemens' corporate communications and corporate branding areas. He will assume his new duties at the latest by October 1, 2013. Corporate communications at Siemens AG comprises the company's external and internal communications as well as its branding-related activities. In the future, Stephan Heimbach, who currently has overall responsibility for corporate communications and government affairs at Siemens, will head the areas of corporate affairs and government affairs. As Corporate Vice Presidents, Stephan Heimbach and Michael Inacker will report to Siemens President and CEO Peter Löscher.
At the RobecoSAM awards ceremony today in Frankfurt, Germany, Siemens will be honored as Sector Leader, Sector Mover and Gold Class for its performance in the area of sustainability. As these three awards testify, Siemens is one of the world's most sustainable companies, setting the standard for all the companies in its industry. The awards are based on intensive research. More than 2,500 companies worldwide in a wide variety of industries were analyzed and assessed for their sustainability performance.
- Orders of approximately 1 billion Euro received in run-up to mega events
- Siemens supplying building technology for world's greenest stadium
- Efficient solutions enhancing transportation capacities
- Gas-fired power plant in the Amazon to replace environmentally harmful diesel generators
Brazil is counting on Siemens to provide key infrastructure solutions for its major upcoming sporting events. The country will play host to the Confederations Cup in 2013 and to the World Cup in 2014. In the run-up to these mega events, Siemens has received orders of approximately 1 billion Euro for infrastructure projects. "These major sporting events will turn the world's spotlight on Brazil. We're looking forward to exciting games, powerful emotions and the people visiting our country. Whether in transportation, energy supply, the environment, healthcare, safety or security – we want our infrastructure solutions to help make the events a success. The solutions we're providing will improve the quality of life in Brazil for generations to come and support the country's long-term economic development. Brazil is at a turning point in its economical development, and these major events will speed up works in infrastructure laying the foundations of sustainable growth." said Paulo Stark, CEO of Siemens Brazil.
- Siemens supplying security, safety and building automation technology
- Mané Garrincha world's first stadium to apply for LEED Platinum sustainability certification
- Siemens technology helps reduce CO2 emissions
Siemens is supplying technology for Brasília's Mané Garrincha National Stadium, the most modern and sustainable sports arena to be built in Latin America. The company has been commissioned to provide equipment, products and high-tech security, safety and building automation systems for the stadium, which will host the Confederations Cup opener in 2013 and seven World Cup games in 2014. Featuring the most sophisticated technological solutions ever used in Brazil, the stadium will be one of the most advanced structures of its type in the world.
The composition of the Supervisory Board of OSRAM Licht AG for the period following its public listing has now been determined. As announced in the middle of May, the company's post-listing Supervisory Board will include Peter Bauer, Joachim Faber and Siegfried Russwurm. The twelve-member governing body will now also include from the shareholder side:
- Siemens presents Three-Point Plan for implementing the energy transition
- Revisions of energy transition concept urgently needed
- Climate protection to have priority over maximizing renewables
- Restructuring of Germany's energy system too costly
- High energy costs burden industry and consumers
- Germany's competitiveness as a business location threatened
The costs of restructuring Germany's energy system are too high. With the present energy transition concept, it will not be possible to achieve security of supply while also ensuring sustainability and affordability. The current approach also establishes false incentives for investment and innovation. According to Siemens' calculations, Germany could save more than €150 billion by 2030 and limit further increases in the price of electricity by revising the energy transition concept without any negative impacts on its climate targets. At the Siemens Energiewende-Dialog (Energy Transition Dialogue) taking place in Berlin on June 3-11, 2013, the company presented a Three-Point Plan with concrete proposals for the cost-efficient implementation of the energy transition. "Siemens stands behind the energy transition. However, the project is currently at a critical stage. We need decisions that will maintain our country's competitiveness over the long term. Our aim is to achieve a sustainable energy system with secure supplies and affordable electricity," said Peter Löscher, President and CEO of Siemens AG.