Siemens has appointed Markus Grabmeier as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Electrical Products (EP) Business Unit at Smart Infrastructure, effective June 1, 2026. He succeeds Andreas Matthé, who will remain available in an advisory capacity until his transition into retirement at the end of September 2026. Andreas Matthé had been with Siemens for more than 40 years, holding, among other positions, the roles of Vice President of Power Automation and Energy Management Systems at Siemens Ltd. in South Africa and Executive Vice President of Siemens Ltd. in China. From October 2010, he served as CEO of EP and its predecessor organization.
Markus Grabmeier has a long-standing career in the electrification industry. He was most recently a member of the Executive Management Committee of Alfanar, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Before that, he spent almost 14 years in various positions within Siemens. His career at Siemens began in Management Consulting. He then took on roles of increasing responsibility within the Low Voltage and Electrical Products businesses, including Head of New Business Development, General Manager of Siemens Electrical Apparatus Ltd. in Suzhou, China, and Head of global manufacturing. From 2020 to 2023, Grabmeier served as Executive Vice President responsible for China and East Asia at Siemens Electrical Products, based in Shanghai.
“I thank Andreas Matthé for his long-term commitment to Siemens and his outstanding leadership and entrepreneurship. He developed with his team our Electrical Products business to an industry benchmark and an important pillar for Siemens. I welcome Markus Grabmeier back to Siemens and wish him success in leading one of our biggest businesses,” said Matthias Rebellius, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, and CEO of Smart Infrastructure.
“I’m humbled and honored to rejoin the outstanding Siemens team. I’m looking forward to continuing our success story as an innovation leader in our industry, creating lasting impact for customers and society,” said Grabmeier.
With approximately 26,000 people and 25 production sites worldwide, the EP business unit is a global supplier of low-voltage products and software tools for intelligent, safe and efficient electrical power distribution and for switching, protecting, measuring, and monitoring low-voltage power systems. EP has become an industry leader in the use of semiconductors for switching and protecting electrical circuits. This groundbreaking technology enables significantly faster and wear-free switching for superior protection, high multifunctionality and adaptability, improved sustainability and space savings. The business is strategically positioned to capture high-growth opportunities in the all-electric world, data centers, and the energy transition, while helping customers achieve sustainability, safety, and productivity.
Source: press.siemens.com
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