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The History of Siemens – From Workshop to Global Player
From a small back building workshop in Berlin to a global firm - there are few industrial corporations
that can look back on such a long history of success as we can. Through this website, we invite you to
take a fascinating trip through time over 160 years of Siemens history.
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1996-2010 - Corporate Information | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Digital ID
(AG)
FWB: SIE
NYSE: SI
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1847 in Berlin, Prussia
Founder(s) Werner von Siemens
Headquarters Berlin, Munich and Erlangen, Germany
Area served Worldwide
Key people Peter Löscher
(President & CEO)
Joe Kaeser
(CFO)
Wolfgang Dehen
(CEO Energy Sector)
Heinrich Hiesinger
(CEO Industry Sector)
Hermann Requardt
(CEO Healthcare Sector)
Products Communication systems

3. Power Generation
Automation
Lighting
Medical technology
Transportation and Automotive
Railway vehicles
Water Technologies
Building technologies
Home appliances
Fire Alarms
IT Services
Siemens PLM Software
Services Business Services
Financing
Construction
Revenue ▼ € 76.651 billion (2009)[1]
Operating income ▼ € 4.342 billion (2009)[1]
Net income ▲ € 2.292 billion (2009)[1]
Total assets ▲ € 94.926 billion (2009)[1]
Total equity ▼ € 26.646 billion (2009)[1]
Employees 420,800 in over 190 countries (2009)[2]
Divisions Industry Sector, Energy Sector, Healthcare Sector
Website Siemens.com

4. Operational Siemens AG 170 kW hydropower generator built and installed in 1912 in Tsarska Bistritsa
Palace, Bulgaria
Siemens AG is a German engineering