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Siemens appoints Rainer Brehm as President of new Automation Business
Industry News- Aug 13,26
Rainer Brehm to lead the newly established Automation unit, effective October 1, 2026. New organisation brings together key automation capabilities and further advances Siemens’ ONE Tech Company strategy.
Munich (Germany)
Siemens is strengthening its automation business to help industrial customers build more flexible, productive and resilient production systems. As part of its ONE Tech Company strategy, Siemens will therefore bring together its four automation business units into a single organisation effective October 1, 2026. Customer Services, Factory Automation, Motion Control and Process Automation will be consolidated into one unified organisation: Automation.
Rainer Brehm has been appointed President of Automation by the Managing Board of Siemens AG. He will assume the role on October 1, 2026, reporting to Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries.
“The future of industry lies at the intersection of automation, software and AI, enabling faster innovation, greater scalability and more tailored customer solutions. That is exactly why we are creating the Automation unit. I am pleased that Rainer Brehm will lead this new organisation. He understands the technologies, markets and customer needs and has been deeply committed to automation throughout his career. Together with our strong team, he will further develop and strengthen this business,” said Cedrik Neike.
Commenting on his future responsibilities, Rainer Brehm said: “Artificial intelligence is transforming industry. This makes a strong automation partner more important than ever. I look forward to working with our teams around the world to further strengthen Siemens’ leadership in automation. Together, we aim to shape the next phase of industry and advance AI-enabled autonomous production, helping our customers become more flexible, productive and competitive.”
In his current role as Digital Industries COO for automation business and CTO, Brehm has been driving the strategic development of the company’s automation portfolio, including technologies such as software-defined automation and Industrial AI. Prior to this role, he served as CEO of the Factory Automation business unit.
Siemens
Rainer Brehm
Automation Business
ONE Tech Company strategy
Germany
Factory Automation
Motion Control
Process Automation
Cedrik Neike
Digital Industries
Artificial intelligence
AI-enabled autonomous production
Industrial AI
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