Jul. 5 2022

Siemens Electrical Products China headquarters to be upgraded to China & East Asia headquarters

  • The new headquarters will be responsible for Siemens Electrical Products business in China and East Asia
  • Siemens signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the Administrative Committee of Suzhou National New & Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (SND) to further strengthen its business engagement in Suzhou

Siemens announced that its China headquarters of Siemens Electrical Products in Suzhou will be officially upgraded to China & East Asia headquarters from October 1, 2022, and responsibility will be extended to business activities in East Asia including South Korea and Japan. The upgrade of the headquarters is fully supported by the Suzhou Municipal People’s Government. Siemens also signed a collaboration agreement with SND to further strengthen its business engagement in Suzhou covering the complete value chain including business development, product management, digitalization center, R&D and manufacturing.

西门子电气产品中国总部正式升级为中国及东亚总部

Wu Qingwen, Mayor of Suzhou Municipal People’s Government, Tang Xiaodong, Vice-Mayor of Suzhou Municipal People’s Government, Mao Wei, Secretary of SND Party Working Committee, Dr. Xiao Song, Global Executive Vice President of Siemens and Chairman, President and CEO of Siemens China, Andreas Matthé, Global CEO of Electrical Products, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Lin Bin, Executive Vice President of Siemens Ltd., China and General Manager of Smart Infrastructure China, Siemens Greater China and Markus Grabmeier, Executive Vice President of Siemens Electrical Products and General Manager of Electrical Products China & East Asia attended the ceremony.

西门子与苏州国家高新技术产业开发区管理委员会签署战略合作协议

“Siemens’ Electrical Products China headquarters in Suzhou has been upgraded to China & East Asia headquarters, which means that Siemens, as a focused technology company, is supporting Suzhou to build a ‘headquarters economy’ with its localized and complete value chain and global resources. In the future, we will continue to work closely with all partners to build an open, innovative, mutually beneficial and win-win industrial ecology and support the high-quality economic and social development of Suzhou, China and East Asia.” said Dr. Xiao Song.

“East Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in global economic development. Siemens has upgraded its Electrical Products China headquarters to China & East Asia headquarters to respond quickly to the fast-changing needs of the market, and optimally serve customers in East Asia.” said Andreas Matthé.

“The favorable business environment in Suzhou and the Yangtze River Delta area with the mature supply chain ecosystem and very good pool of talents is strongly supporting our business development,” said Markus Grabmeier. “With our continuous investment and our strong focus on technological innovations, we are confident to further enhance our position in the market and support the digitization and sustainable development of the local industrial chain. ”

Siemens Electrical Products is a global supplier of low and medium voltage products for intelligent electrical power distribution and for switching, protecting, monitoring, and controlling of low voltage loads. At present, Siemens Electrical Products business in China has four factories and four research and development centers, dedicated to the development and manufacturing of smart electrical products, including digital application service, intelligent edge control software and hardware serving customers in multiple applications such as smart infrastructure, new energy, smart automation and IoT applications.

 

About Siemens in China

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power. For 150 years since its entering into China in 1872, Siemens has been persistently providing comprehensive support to China's development with innovative technology, state-of-the-art solutions and products. As of September 30, 2021, the company had more than 30,000 employees in China. As a part of China’s social and economic development, Siemens joins hands with the Chinese government and all partners to commit to achieving sustainable development. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.cn.

For further information please contact:

Siemens Ltd., China
Communications Liu Juanjuan
juanjuan.liu@siemens.com