30 Apr 2010

Siemens appoints Matthew Chinn as Managing Director, Energy Sector in the UK and North West Europe

Siemens, the leading global engineering and technology services company has announced the appointment of Matthew Chinn as the new managing director of the Energy Sector UK & North West Europe cluster with immediate effect. Matthew brings over 20 years of energy sector experience and joins us from the Energy Service Division, where he was responsible for the European Service business.

Frimley, 2010-Apr-30

Welcoming his appointment, Andreas J Goss, chief executive, Siemens plc said: “I am delighted to welcome Matthew as the new UK and North West Europe managing director for Siemens Energy Sector. Matthew is joining the business at one of the most exciting stages of our development, when the renewables agenda especially is set for huge growth. Matthew brings a wealth of global experience in the area of Energy Service and projects and we look forward to benefiting from his expertise.”

Andreas J Goss also expressed his appreciation for the work of Jens-Peter Saul, who held the role of Energy Sector managing director since 2008. Saul has now moved to the position of CEO of Siemens Wind Power, globally.

Following the acquisition of Westinghouse, Matthew Chinn joined Siemens in 1998 and has held a number of management assignments in the UK, USA, Middle East, Asia and Germany before his position as Head of the European service business for the global Energy Services Division.

Reflecting on his appointment Matthew said: “I am very excited at the prospect of leading the Energy Sector at this time. The sector has many innovative and unique offerings that meet the needs of the whole energy conversion chain. I am especially excited by developments in areas such as windpower, but also across the whole portfolio. I look forward to contributing further to the work of this highly dedicated and committed team.” Over the next few months Matthew will be visiting Siemens’ Energy's sites across North West Europe and meeting with key customers and other key stakeholders.

Notes to editors:
About Siemens in the UK
Siemens was established in the United Kingdom 167 years ago and now employs 16,915 people in the UK. Last year’s revenues were £4.2 billion. As a leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges, across the key sectors of energy, industry and healthcare. Siemens has offices and factories throughout the UK, with its headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The company’s global headquarters is in Munich, Germany. For more information, visit www.siemens.co.uk
For more information, contact:
Rachel Odams
PR Manager
Siemens plc
Mob: +44 (0)7808 824209
rachel.odams@siemens.com


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About Siemens

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading 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 fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion.

As of September 30, 2023, the company had around 320,000 employees worldwide.

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