Renewable energy engineering firm Siemens Gamesa has named Jochen Eickholt as chief executive.
Eickholt is a member of the executive board at Siemens Energy, where he is responsible for the Power Generation and Industrial Applications businesses, as well Asia-Pacific and China. He has held a number of senior management positions at Siemens, including CEO of Siemens Mobility and chair and managing partner of the Siemens Portfolio Companies.
He will take over from current CEO Andreas Nauen on 1 March.
Miguel Angel López, chair of the board at Siemens Gamesa, commented: “Siemens Gamesa is experiencing significant challenges in its Onshore business in a very difficult market and we have appointed an executive with a strong track record in managing complex operational situations and in successfully turning around underperforming businesses.
“The board would like to thank Andreas for his considerable efforts as CEO as well as for his previous leadership of the Offshore business, which continues to lead the global market.”
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