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"Siemens" redirects here. For other uses, see Siemens (disambiguation).
| Siemens AG | |
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| Type | Public (AG) (ISIN: DE0007236101, FWB: SIE, NYSE: SI) |
| Founded | 1847 in Berlin, Germany |
| Founder | Werner von Siemens |
| Headquarters |  Berlin and Munich, Germany |
| Key people | Peter Löscher, President & CEO Wolfgang Dehen, CEO Energy Sector Heinrich Hiesinger, CEO Industry Sector Erich Reinhardt, CEO Healthcare Sector |
| Industry | Conglomerates |
| Products | Communication Systems Power Generation Industrial Automation and Control Lighting Medical Equipment Transportation and Automotive Water Technologies Building Technologies Home Appliances |
| Services | Business Services Financing Construction |
| Revenue |  $ 110.82 billion (2008)Forbes Global 2000 (March 2008). |
| Employees | 480,000 (2008-01-03) |
| Divisions | Industry Sector, Energy Sector, Healthcare Sector |
| Slogan | Global Network of Innovation |
| Website | www.siemens.com |
Siemens AG is Europe\'s largest engineering conglomerate.Bloomberg.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. Siemens\' international headquarters are located in Berlin and Munich, Germany. The company is a conglomerate of six major business divisions: Automation & Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, Information & Communication, and Lighting. Beginning from November 28, 2007, Siemens reorganizes it\'s operations in three Sectors Industry, Energy and Healthcare with a total of 15 Divisions. Worldwide, Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 400,000Siemens AG – Annual Report (HTML). www.siemens.com (January 2008). Retrieved on 25 February, 2008. people in nearly 190 countries and reported global revenue of €72,448 million in fiscal year 2007. Siemens AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since March 12, 2001.
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Siemens was founded by Werner von Siemens on 1 October, 1847, based on the telegraph his invention used a needle to point to the sequence of letters, instead of using Morse code. The company – then called Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske – opened its first workshop on October 12.
In 1848, the company built the first long-distance telegraph line in Europe; 500 km from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main. In 1850 the founder\'s younger brother, Sir William Siemens (born Carl Wilhelm Siemens), started to represent the company in London. In the 1850s, the company was involved in building long distance telegraph networks in Russia. In 1855, a company branch headed by another brother, Carl von Siemens, opened in St Petersburg. In 1867, Siemens completed the monumental Indo-European (Calcutta to London) telegraph line.Siemens history. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
In 1881, a Siemens AC Alternator driven by a watermill was used to power the world\'s first electric street lighting in the town of Godalming, United Kingdom. The company continued to grow and diversified into electric trains and light bulbs. In 1890, the founder retired and left the company to his brother Carl and sons Arnold and Wilhelm. Siemens & Halske (S&H) was incorporated in 1897.
In 1919, S&H and two other companies jointly formed the Osram lightbulb company. A Japanese subsidiary was established in 1923.
During the 1920s and 1930s, S&H started to manufacture radios, television sets, and electron microscopes.
In the 1930\'s Siemens constructed the Ardnacrusha Hydro Power station on the River Shannon in the then Irish Free State, and it was a world first for its design. The company is remembered for its desire to raise the wages of its under-paid workers only to be overruled by the Cumann na nGaedhael government.
Preceding World War II Siemens was involved in the secret rearmament of Germany. During the Second World War, Siemens supported the Hitler regime, contributed to the war effort and participated in the "Nazification" of the economy. Siemens had many factories in and around notorious extermination camps such as Auschwitz and used slave labor from concentration camps to build electric switches for military uses. In one example, almost 100,000 men and women from Auschwitz worked in a Siemens factory inside the camp, supplying the electricity to the camp. Claude Lanzmann. Shoah [DVD]. New Yorker Films. The crematorium ovens at Buchenwald bear the Siemens label.
In the 1950s and from their new base in Bavaria, S&H started to manufacture computers, semiconductor devices, washing machines, and pacemakers. Siemens AG was incorporated in 1966. The company\'s first digital telephone exchange was produced in 1980. In 1988 Siemens and GEC acquired the UK defense and technology company Plessey. Plessey\'s holdings were split, and Siemens took over the avionics, radar and traffic control businesses — as Siemens Plessey.
In 1991, Siemens acquired Nixdorf Computer AG and renamed it Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG. In 1997 Siemens introduced the first GSM cellular phone with colour display. Also in 1997 Siemens agreed to sell the defence arm of Siemens Plessey to British Aerospace (BAe) and a UK government agency, the Defence Analytical Services Agency (DASA). BAe and DASA acquired the British and German divisions of the operation respectively.[citation needed]
In 1999, Siemens\' semiconductor operations were spun off into a new company known as Infineon Technologies. Also, Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG formed part of Fujitsu Siemens Computers AG in that year. The retail banking technology group became Wincor Nixdorf.
In February 2003, Siemens reopened its office in Kabul.United Nations Security Council meeting 4943 page 7 on 15 April 2004 (retrieved 2007-09-06)
In 2004, Siemens took over the mantle of official Formula One timekeeper, replacing TAG Heuer.
In November, 2005, Siemens signed a 12 year agreement with the Walt Disney Company to sponsor attractions in its Florida and California parks.
In 2006, Siemens announced the purchase of Bayer Diagnostics, which was incorporated into the Medical Solutions Diagnostics division officially on 1 January2007.
In March 2007 a Siemens board member was temporarily arrested and accused of illegally financing a business-friendly labour association which competes against the union IG Metall. He has been released on bail. Offices of the labour union and of Siemens have been searched. Siemens denies any wrongdoing.Board member arrested in new blow for Siemens.
In April 2007, the Fixed Networks, Mobile Networks and Carrier Services divisions of Siemens merged with Nokia’s Network Business Group in a 50/50 joint venture, creating a fixed and mobile network company called Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia delayed the mergerAssociated Press quoted by Forbes: Nokia-Siemens Venture to Start in April, March 152007 due to bribery investigations against Siemens.International Herald Tribune: Bribery trial deepens Siemens woes, March 132007
In October 2007, a court in Munich found that the company had bribed public officials in Libya, Russia, and Nigeria in return for the awarding of contracts; four former Nigerian Ministers of Communications were among those named as recipients of the payments. The company admitted to having paid the bribes and agreed to pay a fine of 201 million euros. In December 2007, the Nigerian government canceled a contract with Siemens due to the bribery findings.Agande, Ben; Miebi Senge. "Bribe: FG blacklists Siemens", Vanguard, Vanguard Media, 2007-12-05. Retrieved on 2007-12-07. Taiwo, Juliana. "FG Blacklists Siemens, Cancels Contract", Thisday, Leaders & Company, 2007-12-06. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
Peter Löscher (formerly of Merck) is the current president and the CEO as of July 1, 2007.cnbc.com. He succeeded Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld after the scandal charges of bribery against Siemens. Gerhard Cromme is the current chairman of the supervisory board of Siemens AG. He succeeded Dr. Heinrich v. Pierer on 4/26/2007.
In January 2007 Siemens was fined €396 million by the European Commission for rigging EU electricity markets through a cartel involving 11 companies, among which ABB, Alstom, Fuji, Hitachi Japan, AE Power Systems, Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Schneider, Areva, Toshiba and VA Tech EU cracks down on electricity-gear cartel, EurActiv, 25 January 2007 (English). According to the Commission, "between 1988 and 2004, the companies rigged bids for procurement contracts, fixed prices, allocated projects to each other, shared markets and exchanged commercially important and confidential information." Siemens was given a the highest fine of €396 million, more than half of the total, for its alleged leadership role in the incident.
Siemens is currently investigated for serious bribery, that involve Heinz-Joachim Neubürger, former chief financial officer, Karl-Hermann Baumann, another former CFO and exchairman, and Johannes Feldmayer, a former management board member. ft.com. The investigation has found questionable payments of roughly €1.3 billion, or $1.9 billion, from 2002 to 2006 that have triggered a broad range of inquiries in Germany, the United States and many other countries. iht.com
In May 2007 a German court convicted two former executives of paying about €6 million in bribes from 1999 to 2002 to help Siemens win natural gas turbine supply contracts with Enel, an Italian energy company. The contracts were valued at about €450 million. Siemens was fined €38 million.The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
Since 1 January 2008, the company is divided into 3 sectors and a total of 15 divisions.New organizational structure of Siemens AG as of January 1, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
Siemens\' six operational business areas are Automation & Control (Automation & Drives, Industrial Solutions & Services, Siemens Building Technologies), Power (Power Generation, Power Transmission & Distribution), Transportation (Transportation Systems, Siemens VDO), Medical (Siemens Medical Solutions), Information & Communication (Siemens Communications, Siemens IT Solutions and Services), and Lighting (OSRAM GmbH, OSRAM Sylvania).
The company is also active in Financing (Siemens Financial Services), Real Estate (Siemens Real Estate), Home Appliances (BSH), Water Technologies (SWT), Computers (Fujitsu Siemens Computers), and Business Services.
Through an American sub-organisation known as the Siemens Foundation, Siemens also devotes funds to rewarding students and AP teachers. One of its main programs is the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in maths, science, and technology, which annually grants scholarships up to US$100,000 to both individual and team entrants. According to the foundation website, Siemens awards a total of nearly US$2 million in scholarship money every year.
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