Siemens significantly increases sales in Switzerland
Siemens can report very good results in Switzerland in the first half of fiscal 2023. Sales after the first six months (Oct. 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023) are 1.406 billion Swiss francs, well above the previous year's figure (1.079 billion Swiss francs), the company writes.
According to the company, the large growth is primarily due to the merger of the medical technology company Varian with Siemens Healthineers. On a comparable basis, sales increased by 2.1 %. As one of the largest technology employers in the country, the company employed about 5900 people in Switzerland as of the end of March 2023, Siemens said.
Main driver is digital
The comprehensive digital product and solution portfolio is the main driver of Siemens' positive business development in Switzerland, he said. "With our technology, we connect the digital world with the real world," said Matthias Rebellius, who is responsible for Switzerland on the global Siemens Managing Board. "The new digital business platform Xcelerator enables our customers to massively accelerate their digital transformation. Digital solutions are also the key to efficient energy supply or to making building and industrial infrastructure more sustainable," Rebellius explains.
Gerd Scheller, Country CEO of Siemens Switzerland, is satisfied with the course of business and looks to the future: "With the development of modern digital solutions, many job profiles are changing. Here, we are focusing on the training and development of our employees and also investing in the next generation." In the current fiscal year, the company has greatly expanded its "Kids Coding Days". By the end of the year, around 400 children in Switzerland would have completed such an introduction to the world of programming. "The feedback from schoolchildren and parents on the events already held has been very positive," says Gerd Scheller.
Another example is the Siemens Excellence Award (see also here), in which the best diploma theses from Swiss universities of applied sciences are awarded an attractive prize". According to the company, more than 3,500 people took part in the first-ever public voting. As part of its Generation21 education program, Siemens is also involved in numerous other support projects in Switzerland, in particular to promote women in technical professions, the company emphasizes.
At over 20 locations
Siemens is present in all parts of the country and at more than 20 locations and has a strong market position in building technology and energy distribution (Smart Infrastructure) in industry (Digital Industries) and in the software business for industrial customers (Siemens Digital Industries Software). It also has a leading market position in Switzerland in rail technology (Siemens Mobility). The independent companies Siemens Energy and Siemens Healthineers are present in Switzerland as leading providers of power generation and medical technology, respectively.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) manages its worldwide activities from its headquarters in Zug. As CEO, Matthias Rebellius heads this global business with over 72,000 employees. This coming fall, he said, the SI headquarters with its approximately 1700 employees will be completed. In recent years, the company has invested a total of 250 million Swiss francs in the new Siemens campus, which will be operated in a climate-neutral manner.
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