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Press Release19 March 2020Siemens AGMunich
Siemens sets course for establishing next generation of management
Effective immediately, Joe Kaeser will, in addition to his current duties, assume responsibility within the Managing Board for Siemens Energy, including Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
At its extraordinary meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG also appointed Christian Bruch (49), who is Executive Vice President of Linde plc and CEO of Linde Engineering, to be the new CEO of the Gas and Power Operating Company and designated CEO of Siemens Energy, effective May 1, 2020. On an acting basis until May 1, 2020, operational management of Siemens Gas and Power will be in the hands of Tim Holt, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer of Gas and Power. Maria Ferraro (46), who is currently CFO of the Digital Industries (DI) Operating Company, has been appointed the new CFO of Siemens Energy, effective May 1, 2020. Michael Sen and Klaus Patzak, Siemens Energy’s designated CEO and CFO, are leaving by mutual agreement. Michael Sen will remain available as an advisor to the President and CEO of Siemens AG until the spring of 2021.
The new CFO of DI will be Rudolf Basson (51), who is currently CFO of Siemens in China. His successor as CFO in China will be Bo Ouyang (48), who is presently CFO of Siemens in Canada. Natalia Oropeza (53) will, in addition to her current role as Chief Cybersecurity Officer, succeed Maria Ferraro in her role as Chief Diversity Officer of Siemens AG.
Jim Hageman Snabe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG, said:
“I’m very pleased that, through the decisions that it made today, the Siemens Supervisory Board will be strengthening the Siemens Energy leadership team substantially and has decided on the succession process for the top leadership of Siemens AG even faster than originally planned.
“I’m very pleased that, through the decisions that it made today, the Siemens Supervisory Board will be strengthening the Siemens Energy leadership team substantially and has decided on the succession process for the top leadership of Siemens AG even faster than originally planned.
“In recent years, Siemens has been successful in terms of business while simultaneously driving an era of renewal and of consistently gearing the company toward the future. On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I’d like to thank Joe Kaeser very warmly for acting with foresight and for demonstrating the decisiveness and courage to set up Siemens for the future from a position of strength. With all his experience and his excellent network of contacts to customers that have global operations and to governments around the world, Joe Kaeser will be an important advisor to the Executive Board of Siemens Energy.
Roland Busch is the right person to take the helm of the future Siemens AG. He combines entrepreneurial farsightedness and closeness to customers with a deep understanding of all the technologies that have made Siemens successful in the past and will be crucial for its future. He will be bringing new momentum to the businesses and teams at Siemens, and – in times shaped by the digital transformation – he will continue to rigorously drive their ongoing development. The Supervisory Board wishes Roland Busch every success in this exciting task.
We would like to thank Michael Sen and Klaus Patzak for their support in preparing the spinoff of Siemens Energy. In this process, we’re on schedule, and we’re still pursuing a public listing of the company in September 2020. The Supervisory Board congratulates Christian Bruch and Maria Ferraro on their new roles. The highly qualified and highly motivated team at Siemens Energy has everything it takes to become a driving force for decarbonization and for the global energy transition.”
Dr. Christian Peter Bruch
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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 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Through the separately managed company Siemens Mobility, a leading supplier of smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is shaping the world market for passenger and freight services. Due to its majority stakes in the publicly listed companies Siemens Healthineers AG and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital healthcare services as well as environmentally friendly solutions for onshore and offshore wind power generation. In fiscal 2019, which ended on September 30, 2019, Siemens generated revenue of €86.8 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2019, the company had around 385,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet www.siemens.com.