Judith Marks
Siemens Corporation has announced that Eric Spiegel, CEO of Siemens in the United States, will leave the company at the end of the year and be replaced by Judith Marks, effective January 1, 2017. Siemens has also announced the appointment of Lisa Davis as chair and chief executive officer of Siemens Corporation, also effective January 1, 2017. Davis currently leads the company’s global energy operations from its oil and gas headquarters in Houston.
“In announcing my retirement, I am tremendously proud of what my team and I were able to accomplish over the last seven years for one of the world’s leading industrial companies in Siemens’ largest market,” said Spiegel. “As the new Administration and Congress begin to outline their priorities, the time is right for Lisa and Judy to guide the company’s outreach and engagement from day one.”
“Eric has grown Siemens’ business and furthered our reputation in the U.S. as a critical contributor to the country’s economic, manufacturing and innovation engines, and we thank him for his leadership,” remarked Davis. “Judy has a deep knowledge of Siemens’ entire portfolio that will serve us well during this time of transition and into the future.”
Marks began her career at Siemens in 2011 as president and chief executive officer of Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., where she led the company’s approach to the federal market. Before joining Siemens, she worked for 27 years with Lockheed Martin and its predecessor companies. Marks will assume the CEO U.S. role in addition to her current position as executive vice president at Siemens' Dresser-Rand business.
“I look forward to working with Lisa, Siemens employees, and Siemens’ customers during an exciting moment in the company’s history,” Marks stated. “Our mission is to make real what matters. It’s to continue setting the benchmark for electrification and automation for our customers while pushing into our newest chapter where we do the same with digitalization. This is a company that is uniquely capable of delivering immense value both to customers and to communities across the U.S.”