Colombia. Siemens has appointed Miguel D'Alessio as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Colombia, who has a solid track record in the industry, previously leading the Digital Industries business unit in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, where he led high-impact initiatives in automation and industrial digitalization in key sectors of these economies such as O&G, pharmaceutical, mining, food and beverages, automotive, chemical, energy, among others.
"I am excited to take on this new challenge in Colombia, a country with extraordinary potential for innovation and sustainable development. My goal is to work together with the great interdisciplinary team that develops the operation in the country to maintain our leading position in the market and contribute to the progress of the local industry," said D'Alessio, CEO Siemens Colombia.
Miguel D'Alessio is an Electronic Engineer from the University of Buenos Aires, and has an MBA from ITBA Business School.
Siemens in Colombia
The German company has been operating in Colombia for 118 years. The first business was done in 1907 with Leo Kopp, the founder of the Bavaria Brewery. On April 22, 1954, the company as we know it was established: Siemens Colombiana S.A.S. Today the company has 590 employees in the country.
In accordance with its business model and support for customers and partners globally, Siemens in Colombia has offices in Bogotá and has a presence throughout the country, from Antioquia, Valle and Valle del Cauca, the Atlantic area, Boyacá, the northern zone, Santanderes, Villavicencio, Cundinamarca, Quindío, among others, which allows it to have comprehensive coverage of the Colombian market. Also from Colombia, Venezuela and the Antilles, including Aruba, as well as Caribbean countries and territories such as Guyana, Bonaire and Curacao, are served.
Despite a challenging economic environment during 2024, marked by slowing growth, high levels of inflation, and more cautious public and private investment, Siemens Colombia managed to maintain a solid and efficient operation in financial terms.
During FY24, the company recorded growth of 2% year-on-year, reflecting the market's confidence in its solutions and the team's ability to sustain the commercial pace and the positive impact of our technological solutions in key sectors such as: energy, food and beverage, water, O&G, telecommunications, cement, chemicals, pulp and paper, utilities, data centers, critical infrastructure, industrial, health and pharma.
