Tobias Wachtmann is to take over as Head of Vertical Glass & Solar at Siemens in Karlsruhe, Germany on 1 June, succeeding Bernhard Saftig, who retires in early July.

Mr Saftig has served glass industry customers at Siemens in positions of responsibility for more than three decades and leaves a strong foundation on which his successor can build. 

“My goal is to continue cultivating close relationships with our customers in a spirit of trustful collaboration and accompany our customers on their path to digital transformation” Tobias Wachtmann commented, adding: “I see our strength particularly in the combination of industry-specific knowledge, an unusually extensive product portfolio, a globally active network and international partners. We can thus comprehensively meet the demands of our customers in all stages of their value chain, from the field, automation and process level to the senior management level, as well as the associated, specific IT requirements.”

Mr Wachtmann began his career at Siemens in 2000. After completing a two year vocational training programme to become an associate engineer, he held numerous sales positions in the Siemens branch in Cologne, Germany. In 2012, he moved to Process Industry headquarters in Karlsruhe, where he also worked on behalf of glass industry customers from the outset. In 2017, he moved to Vertical Glass & Solar directly, where he has been responsible for development.

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Images: Effective 1 June 2020, Tobias Wachtmann (left) will succeed Bernhard Saftig as Head of Vertical Glass & Solar at Siemens in Karlsruhe.