Biography - Juergen Maier
Juergen Maier is the Managing Director of
Siemens UK Industry Sector, a leading global supplier of
production, transport and building technologies. In the UK this
activity represents a business volume of around £1’’5 billion, and
employs around 5000 people.
Prior to taking up this role in October 2008,
Juergen has held a number of senior business and manufacturing
roles within Siemens in the UK and Germany, most recently as
Director of European sales and marketing for Siemens low voltage
controls business, and Managing Director of Siemens Shared Services
UK.
On joining Siemens in 1986, after obtaining a
BSC (Hons) in production engineering from Nottingham Trent
University, Juergen held a number of manufacturing roles
including
Manufacturing Director of Siemens Variable
Speed Drives factory in Congleton, Cheshire.
Juergen is also a member of the Governments
Ministerial advisory group on Manufacturing, and is a Board Member
of the Sector Skills council SEMTA and Manufacturing Insight an
organisation tasked with promoting the positive image of the
manufacturing sector in the UK.