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Press Release07 April 2021Siemens EnergyMorocco
Siemens Energy appoints Nadja Haakansson as Managing Director for Africa
As Managing Director for Africa, Haakansson will be based in Morocco, and is responsible for
supporting Siemens Energy’s business across the continent, as well as developing opportunities to
meet the challenges of the energy transition, while improving access to stable, affordable, and
sustainable energy. As part of driving the energy transition, improving availability of sustainable
energy is the foundation for long-term economic prosperity.
“I am very pleased that Nadja will lead our Africa region with her ability to forge strategic
partnerships in an important and growing market. Our primary goal at Siemens Energy is to
energize society. More than 500 million people in Africa lacked access to electricity, making it an
important region where we can leverage our innovative technologies and improve lives for
generations to come. Nadja and her team will be instrumental to achieve this,” said Christian Bruch,
CEO Siemens Energy.
Since October 2019, Nadja Haakansson has been the Vice President for Energy Services, Region
Africa and Managing Director Morocco and Ivory Coast at Siemens Energy.
“Reliable access to energy is key to the societal, industrial and economic development of Africa and I
am dedicated to making an impact here, in collaboration with our customers, partners, and talented
teams of Siemens Energy in Africa”, said Haakansson. “The development of the African energy infrastructure must ensure long term prosperity for society
while also advancing local skills and developing people and talents, in the countries where we are
present.”
From January 2017 – October 2019, Nadja was the Vice President and Country Division Lead for
Power Generation Services in Thailand and Myanmar. During Nadja’s time in this role, Thailand’s
energy infrastructure underwent rapid development, with over 70 units of the Siemens Energy SGT800 gas turbine deployed in the country. Prior to this, Nadja held different roles across a variety of
geographies and business units at Siemens, starting her career with the company in Finspång in
2005.
Nadja holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of
Technology at Linköping University, Sweden.
Nadja Haakansson