Siemens Appoints New CEO for Qatar

Doha, September 27 (QNA) - Siemens today announced the appointment of Bernhard Fonseka as new Chief Executive Officer for its rapidly-expanding operations in Qatar. Based in Doha, Fonseka will take on his new role at Siemens WLL, the Qatari unit of Siemens AG, from October 1, 2012 and continue to expand the company's footprint in the Gulf state, the electronics, and electrical engineering company said Thursday. Speaking about his appointment, Fonseka said, "I am delighted to be in Qatar at such an exciting and crucial time, and to participate and engage in the massive transformation that the country is presently undergoing. "At Siemens, we are fully committed to continue growing our business here and to play a leading role in developing further the local expertise needed to meet Qatar's ambitions in line with its National Vision 2030, which aims at transforming the country into a knowledge-based society." Fonseka started his career with Siemens in 1995 and has been gathering broad experience in a wide range of business areas ever since, initially in the field of logistics and subsequently with large infrastructure projects for Siemens Industrial Solutions and Siemens Metal Technologies. He has held leadership positions at Siemens in France and Russia, and complemented his extensive international experience in recent years in Asia. Prior to his appointment as Siemens Qatar CEO, he was Senior Vice President of Siemens China, and General Manager of the company's Drive Technologies Division. Fonseka succeeds Martin a Porta, who was at the helm of Siemens in Qatar since 2010 and during whose tenure the company secured numerous landmark projects. (QNA)