Thursday, November 01, 2007
Siemens Appoints Yates, Jain & Shepherd To New Leadership Roles
ATLANTA — Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. (SE&A) announced today that Kevin Yates has been named vice president of the Residential Products Division. Additionally, Tim Shepherd has been appointed vice president of the Automotive and Aerospace Center of Competence, and Arun Jain has been appointed vice president of the Food and Beverage Center of Competence. These appointments are effective immediately.
“Kevin, Tim and Arun have a proven track record with Siemens which enables us to cultivate our strong leadership team from within. These gentlemen have a strong customer focus and a comprehensive understanding of their respective markets,” said Dennis Sadlowski, president and CEO of Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. “We are confident they will lead their respective organizations forward with strong market orientation and commitment to operational excellence.”
Before being named vice president of the Residential Products Division (RPD), Yates served as the director of Residential marketing where he assisted in leading operation improvements. Previously, Yates held positions as Plant Manager and Manufacturing Manager at Spartanburg as well as Manufacturing Manager at the RPD facility in Tucker, Ga.
Shepherd joins SE&A from Siemens A&D Nuremburg, where he was responsible for the global SIMATIC HMI product line and for driving strategy and products to penetrate new markets. He has worked for Siemens since 1980 in multiple roles and multiple countries including Germany, Norway and his home country of the United Kingdom.
Prior to assuming the role of vice president of the Food and Beverage Center of Competence, Arun Jain was responsible for significant market growth as the Production Machines Business Unit Manager in the Automation & Motion Division. He was appointed to this position in 2002.
About Siemens
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens’ operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation manufactures and markets one of the world’s broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. For more information:
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Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States:
www.usa.siemens.com