Siemens has appointed Adrian Wood (50) as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the companys operations in Qatar, effective September 1, 2016.
Wood assumes his new role after almost four years as CEO of Siemens in Kuwait. He takes over from Fatih Sakiz, who will pursue new opportunities.
Woods career at Siemens started in 1990 as a Marketing Analyst within Siemens Environmental Systems in the United Kingdom. After working in both Sales and Project Management functions in Germany, he pursued different senior managerial roles within the company in the UAE, Bahrain, Philippines and Kuwait.
During his tenure in Kuwait, Wood was instrumental in driving growth across the companys divisions, leading to a 10 percent increase in the number of employees to around 300 and more than doubling Siemens business in the country.
Adrian Wood brings to Qatar a wealth of regional and international experience from his successful career at Siemens. I am confident he will make valuable contributions to our growth story in Qatar, said Dietmar Siersdorfer, CEO of Siemens Middle East and UAE.
In Qatar, Wood will focus on strengthening key growth areas and contributing to local value creation in line with Qatars National Vision 2030. Siemens has been operating in Qatar since 1970 and currently employs around 500 people there.
Some of the companys key projects in Qatar include the Qatar Foundation Tram System and the EUR 470mn contract with the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) for 18 turnkey substations.
A key focus for Siemens in Qatar is interconnecting the virtual and physical worlds in industry, urban infrastructure and energy, driving the digital transformation.
Meanwhile, Herbert Klausner (52) has been appointed as CEO of Siemens in Kuwait, effective October 1. Klausner joins the regional management team from the Power Generation Division in Siemens AG in Germany, where he headed Large Gas Turbine Berlin Operations. His career at Siemens spans 33 years, including positions in Kuwait, Indonesia, Austria and Germany.