Siemens Romania: Actively listen to people and build relationships

The most important achievement for Siemens in Romania is its employees, according to Cristian Secosan, the CEO of the company. “We are a community of over 2,200 people that contribute daily to improve the quality of life and create value for society,” he tells The Diplomat – Bucharest.

“Only with their help, our company managed to successfully complete important projects for Romania that transformed us in one of the main drivers in modernizing the country. For example, in the energy field, Siemens modernized around 100 power stations, both in the electricity transmission and in the distribution sector. Our equipment protects against fire lives and assets of invaluable places in Bucharest such as Coltea Hospital, the National Theater and Intercontinental Hotel. About one million Romanians benefit from drinking water with the help of Siemens automation and monitoring technologies. Many hospitals have been equipped with imaging state-of-the-art technology and many Romanians travel daily by trams or “Blue Arrow” trains.”

Secosan says that this year marked important projects in all areas of activity, from electrification and industrial automation to technologies for buildings, including: the delivery and commissioning of 7 mobile switchgears required for the modernization and rehabilitation of the electricity transport infrastructure, the implementation of automation and digitalization solutions within the most modern grain terminal in Constanta Port and the delivery of HVAC, fire protection and building management systems for one of the most important office buildings in Bucharest.

“In 2020 we will continue our reliable customer relations and sustainability in our three core areas: electrification, automation, digitalization,” Secosan adds. “Digitalization and automation open incredible potential to raise productivity and thus will contribute significantly to economic and social growth. From this point of view, these two strategic directions will further complement Siemens portfolio in extraordinary ways. In the industrial field, for example, advanced robotics plays a key role and Siemens researchers work now on projects that aim to improve human-robot collaboration, increase efficiency and achieve the highest possible performance. At the same time, as these technologies are becoming more present, cybersecurity is essential.  For this reason, Siemens has also set up a cybersecurity team which has many members in Romania as well.”

Political and fiscal stability and predictability are fundamental for businesses and this is the most important challenge investors face in our country, according to Secosan. “Fortunately, to balance this lack of predictability, Romania excels in certain chapters such as the quality of the workforce, especially if we talk about the IT sector, which continues to attract players from around the world,” he explains. “There is a great potential for development in all our areas of activity, especially as a result of the increasing interest of companies in automation and digitalization, as well as in the context of dynamics of the investments in infrastructure. A topic to be considered is that modernization of the infrastructure is a long-term process and involves a long-term strategy, but we are ready to take the right steps in this direction.”

People are the ones that move the world forward, not companies and not even technology, says Secosan. “The more time you actively listen to people and build relationships, the more successful your team becomes,” he concludes.

(From the print edition)