Siemens Promotes Vanden Hoek To Vice President Channel Management And Development


ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2005 Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. (SE&A), today announced the promotion of James S. Vanden Hoek to vice president, channel management and development. In his previous role as director of that group, Jim successfully implemented programs with channel partners to drive positive growth for Siemens. Jim will be tasked with furthering those efforts in his new position, in addition to leading SE&A's strategic process improvements and partner programs.

Vanden Hoek joined Siemens Energy & Automation in 2002 and is focused on the company's construction and industrial automation partners. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Business from Michigan State University. He has more than 25 years of experience in the electrical industry, including management positions with Rockwell, All-Phase Electrical Supply, Source Alliance, and Cummins.

About Siemens
Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. For more information: www.sea.siemens.com.

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $96 billion in fiscal 2005. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $18.8 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Thirteen of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 460,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.

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