The Siemens Energy Supervisory Board has appointed Karim Amin as Member of the Executive Board, effective March 1, 2022.
Amin is succeeding Jochen Eickholt who will leave Siemens Energy to serve as the new CEO at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, in which Siemens Energy holds a majority stake of 67%.
Amin currently is Executive Vice President for the Siemens Energy Generation division. As member of the executive board, he will be responsible for the Generation and Industrial Applications divisions and continue to lead the Generation business.
Amin served in various management positions and had experience in service operations, sales, product management and lately was responsible for the biggest division within Siemens Energy (26,000 employees). He graduated from Cairo University as an Electrical Engineer and holds an MBA from Warwick Business School in the UK.
Amin has been leading the performance improvement for the Generation Division since the establishment of Siemens Energy.
“Karim is an excellent leader. His passion for customers, people and competitive edge is outstanding. I’ve known him for over a decade and value his experience and dedication for our industry and his relentless efforts to drive innovation and decarbonization at all levels of the value chain,” said Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens Energy.
