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Horst J. Kayser to Head Siemens in the UK
MUNICH, Germany, March 27 /PRNewswire/ — - With Photo Horst J. Kayser (47), head of Siemens Corporate Strategy, has beenappointed Chief Executive of Siemens plc., Siemens’ Regional Company in theUnited Kingdom. At the same time, he will become CEO of Siemens’ North WestEurope cluster. In the new structure, this cluster comprises the businessactivities of Siemens in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands,Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Poland and the Baltic StatesEstonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This cluster represents about EUR9 billion ofrevenue, which is significantly more than 10 percent of Siemens’ totalrevenue. Horst Kayser will take over as Chief Executive of Siemens plc. when asuccessor as Siemens strategy head has been found. Tom White, the currentChief Executive of Siemens plc., has resigned from the company effectiveMarch 31, 2008. The current Chief Financial Officer, Andreas Goss, willprovisionally also serve as Chief Executive of Siemens plc. as of April 1. Horst Kayser studied electrical engineering at Darmstadt University andgraduated from Harvard University with a master’s in public administration.After earning his doctorate at the University of Mannheim, he began hisprofessional career at McKinsey & Company. He joined Siemens’ CorporateDepartment Planning and Development (now Corporate Strategy) in 1995. Afterthat, he worked for the company’s in-house management consulting organizationSiemens Management Consulting (SMC) and then headed the Industrial AutomationSystems Division of the former Automation and Drives Group. Horst Kaysersubsequently led Siemens’ Regional Company in South Korea. He has been thehead of Corporate Strategy for nearly two years. Note to Editors: A picture accompanying this release is available through the PA Photowire. It can be downloaded from http://www.pa-mediapoint.press.net or viewed at http://www.mediapoint.press.net or http://www.prnewswire.co.uk.Siemens Plc