Maier promoted to top UK role at Siemens

GERMAN engineering group Siemens has appointed Juergen Maier as the chief executive of its UK operation.

Mr Maier is currently based in Manchester as the managing director of Siemens Industry and has a high profile in the region as chair of the lobbying group, the North West Business Leadership Team.

He is expected to divide his time between Manchester, where he lives, and the group’s headquarters in Frimley, Surrey.

He will take up the new role on July 1, replacing Roland Aurich, who is retiring after working for the company for 28 years.

Mr Maier said: “The UK is a core market for Siemens, and we must continue to work in partnership with businesses and government to make the most of the economic recovery. I look forward to shaping our business to meet new domestic and global economic challenges.”

Board member Prof Siegfried Russwurm said: “I would like to thank and congratulate Roland Aurich for his strong contribution to the success of Siemens over the past decades. I am sure Siemens will continue to grow its business in Britain under Juergen Maier’s leadership, building on the recent investments we have announced.”

Born 1964 in Germany with Austrian nationality, Mr Maier came to the UK in 1974.