In moves highlighting Siemens' increasing focus on city infrastructure projects in North America, Daryl Dulaney has been named chief executive officer of Siemens' newly-formed Infrastructure & Cities (IC) Sector in North America, which includes the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America. Dulaney will continue to serve as president and chief executive officer of Siemens Industry Inc., which comprises the Infrastructure & Cities and Industry Sectors in the United States.
Explaining how the IC Sector will be positioned within Siemens Industry Inc., the company says the IC Sector will be organized into five divisions: Building Technologies, Low and Medium Voltage (power distribution for utilities and facilities), Mobility and Logistics (traffic, transport and logistics management), Rail Systems (rail vehicles) and Smart Grid (intelligent power grids). To read a recent Automation World article about the drive systems used on Siemens' rail projects, visit: http://www.automationworld.com/perspective-9049.
A related announcement from Siemens notes that Helmuth Ludwig has been appointed chief executive officer of the company's Industry Sector in North America. In this role, Ludwig will be responsible for all business activity and executive management of the Industry Sector business in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
After serving as general manager of Siemens' first organization in Kazakhstan, Ludwig joined the Automation and Drives group and eventually became head of Siemens' Energy and Industry division in Buenos Aires and then president of Systems and Software House. Ludwig later moved to the systems engineering business as president before being appointed president of Siemens PLM Software in 2007. In that role, he led the organization's integration of UGS Corp. into Siemens.
Explaining how the IC Sector will be positioned within Siemens Industry Inc., the company says the IC Sector will be organized into five divisions: Building Technologies, Low and Medium Voltage (power distribution for utilities and facilities), Mobility and Logistics (traffic, transport and logistics management), Rail Systems (rail vehicles) and Smart Grid (intelligent power grids). To read a recent Automation World article about the drive systems used on Siemens' rail projects, visit: http://www.automationworld.com/perspective-9049.
A related announcement from Siemens notes that Helmuth Ludwig has been appointed chief executive officer of the company's Industry Sector in North America. In this role, Ludwig will be responsible for all business activity and executive management of the Industry Sector business in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
After serving as general manager of Siemens' first organization in Kazakhstan, Ludwig joined the Automation and Drives group and eventually became head of Siemens' Energy and Industry division in Buenos Aires and then president of Systems and Software House. Ludwig later moved to the systems engineering business as president before being appointed president of Siemens PLM Software in 2007. In that role, he led the organization's integration of UGS Corp. into Siemens.
