Siemens Ltd (Australia and New Zealand) is pleased to announce the appointment of new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Pacific Cluster, Mr. Bernd Haetzel. Mr. Haetzel succeeds Mr. Jeff Connollly, who has taken up an assignment in Beijing as CFO and Senior Vice President for Siemens operations in China, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan after 6½ years with Siemens Ltd.
Mr. Albert Goller, Chairman and Managing Director, said that Mr. Haetzel brought extensive knowledge and experience, gained during his 18 year tenure with the organisation to date. “Bernd has a wealth of experience in different parts of the business such as former Automation and Drives, Healthcare and most recently as CFO of the Fire Safety and Security business of the Building Technology division of Siemens Industry in Switzerland. He has also worked in various parts of the Siemens world in Germany, the USA and Switzerland.”
Mr. Haetzel officially joins Siemens Ltd on 1 April. He previously held the CFO positions with Siemens Medical Solutions in the USA, and Siemens Building Technologies in Switzerland.
Mr. Haetzel said his immediate priorities for Siemens Ltd are to ensure the organisation remains a reliable and trusted business partner, maintains its high level of financial integrity and takes the current period of global economic uncertainty as an opportunity to build an even stronger position with increased market share.
“We are well prepared and positioned to build on our strengths in the currently difficult economic environment. Our technology based solutions in the areas of water, energy, environment, healthcare, productivity, mobility, safety and security are meeting the demands placed on businesses by factors that remain unchanged even in these times - these being the four global megatrends of climate change, demographic change, globalisation and urbanisation. In particular, the need to address climate change remains a pressing concern for us, and this is not restricted to our region,” said Mr. Haetzel.
“We have the solutions to reduce our environmental impacts across the eight solution areas - be it through our range of gas, steam and wind turbines, our world-leading water technologies for treatment, irrigation and distribution, our comprehensive range of systems for energy-efficient buildings, our cutting-edge healthcare range including the MAGNETOM Essenza that uses less energy than standard MRI machines and comprises of all recyclable parts - we are truly meeting the challenges facing society with our innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions.
“Siemens has been providing technology-based solutions in this region for more than 135 years now. In terms of the current economic climate, we are confident that Siemens can remain robust and come out of this period of uncertainty with an even stronger market position as we continue delivering our world-leading, innovative solutions for customers.”