MOROCCO — Siemens Energy has announced the appointment of the new Managing Director for Africa, effective April 1, 2021.

Nadja Haakansson has been appointed as Siemens Energy Managing Director for Africa. Based in Morocco, she is responsible for supporting the company’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.

Nadja holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management degree from the Institute of Technology at Linköping University, Sweden.

She started her career with Siemens Energy in Finspång in 2005 and held different roles in the company across a variety of geographies and business units.

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 gas turbines deployed in the country.

Since October 2019, Nadja 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.”

Source: NS Energy