Hitachi Energy has announced the appointment of Andreas Schierenbeck as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective from July 1, 2024. Claudio Facchin, the current CEO of Hitachi Energy, will step down at the end of June 2024.Andreas joins Hitachi Energy from HH2E, a new green-hydrogen production company, where he currently serves as a co-founder and board member. Previously, he served as CEO of Uniper from 2019 to 2021 and as CEO of thyssenkrupp Elevator from 2013 to 2018. Between 1992 and 2012, Andreas held various management positions within Siemens, including President and CEO of Siemens Building Technologies in the US from 2010 to 2012 and Senior Vice President in the Siemens electric utility sector in Switzerland. He holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from TU Dresden and an Advanced Management Certificate from Harvard University in the US. Andreas is a German citizen.
