Frimley, UK, 2018-Mar-15
Previously Key Account Manager at Siemens, Scott’s appointment will see him responsible for the development and implementation of the business strategy to drive further growth within the sector.
In addition, Scott, who has been at Siemens for seven years, will also work in close collaboration with other Siemens teams across both digital factory and process and drives divisions present within the logistics industry.
Scott Read, Head of Intralogistics, Siemens UK & Ireland, said: “At a time when the logistics sector is enjoying continued growth, I am delighted to have been appointed to head up the Siemens UK & Ireland Logistics. As the sector further embraces digitalisation, understanding the specific challenges customers face will be key to unlocking its true potential.
“I look forward to working closely with customers and partners to deliver Siemens technology-based services and software to increase productivity, efficiency and flexibility.”
Brian Holliday, Managing Director of Siemens Digital Factory UK, added: “Scott will prove instrumental in developing and implementing our business strategy across the logistics industry and enable our customers to derive even more value going forward.”
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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 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With its publicly listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
