Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Germany
Urban August is senior vice president and managing director for Germany for Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division. Based at the company’s German headquarters in Cologne, August directs Siemens PLM Software’s second largest organization globally, covering offices in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Berlin, Hannover and Hamburg. He and his team are responsible for all aspects of Siemens PLM Software’s business in the region, including Sales, Sales Support and Services Delivery.
Urban brings exceptional experience and success in business strategy and development to the company. After earning a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Cologne, he joined Siemens in 1985. Over the next 13 years he held increasingly responsible positions in Software Development, Research and Development and Sales within Germany before being appointed Director, Motion Control Systems for Siemens Automation and Drives in Italy. There, he successfully drove annual double digit growth rates before becoming Senior Vice President, Automation and Drives for Siemens Canada Limited. In this position he restructured the business, resulting in a newly profitable and successful organization.
Prior to joining Siemens PLM Software in 2010, he also served as Vice President, Automation & Drives for Hamburg, Bremen and Rostock, and most recently as Senior Vice President, Industry Automation and Drive Technologies (IA & DT) for the division’s North Germany region.
About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 5.5 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software works collaboratively with companies to deliver open solutions that help them turn more ideas into successful products.
About the Siemens Industry Automation Division
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg), a division of the Siemens Industry Sector, is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to solutions for whole industries and systems that encompass the automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers – from product design and development to production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services.
About Siemens Industry Sector
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen) is the worldwide leading supplier of technical systems and equipment in the areas of production, transportation and buildings. With integrated hardware and software technologies as well as comprehensive Industry-specific solutions, Siemens increases the productivity and efficiency of its customers in the fields of industry and infrastructure. The Sector consists of six divisions: Building Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility, Drive Technologies and Osram. With around 209,000 employees worldwide Siemens Industry achieved in fiscal 2007 total sales of approximately EUR 40 billion (unconsolidated).