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Press Release01 August 2019Siemens AGSiemens Korea, Seoul
Siemens appoints ChewKong Lum as President and CEO of Siemens in Korea
As a native Singaporean, Mr. Lum holds a BA in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. Mr. Lum is considered a traditional ‘Siemens Man’ with deep expertise and experience in multiple Financial and Commercial Functions throughout many Siemens locations in Asia Pacific regions and Europe. Having served the company for 23 years since joining Siemens Singapore in 1996, Mr. Lum took up various responsibilities in Siemens Singapore and Siemens AG, including Commercial management, Business Development, Sales and Project Management. In 2004, Mr. Lum was appointed Senior Executive Vice President & CFO of Siemens Business Communications Systems at Shanghai, China. After serving for 5 years in China, Mr. Lum joined Siemens Ltd. Seoul in 2009 as Senior Executive Vice President & CFO and was appointed President & CEO after serving SLS for 10 years.
“Siemens has been present in Korea for more than 60 years since it’s foundation in the 1950’s. SLS will continuously contribute into shaping digitalization and innovation for the Korean manufacturing industry while ensuring the continuity and stability of our successful businesses in Korea as a reliable partner of choice” expressed Mr. Lum.
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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.
Since its foundation in the 1950s, Siemens Korea (Siemens Ltd. Seoul) has taken the initiative in providing various business cooperation efforts, active investments and development based on its superior technology and global experience in order to create positive ties with Korean industries. addition, Siemens in Korea pursues corporate citizenship programs and also supports the training of talented Korean professionals within high-tech industries in cooperation with several local universities. www.siemens.co.kr.
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