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Dr. René Umlauft new CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo
Today, on 1 September 2011, Dr. René Umlauft has taken over as CEO at the Augsburg-based large-bore engine and turbomachinery manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo. The 46-year old has moved from the Renewable Energy division of Siemens AG to Augsburg and will also be joining the Executive Board of MAN SE as a Deputy Member.
This step means that the Power Engineering Business Area is now once again represented on the Executive Board of MAN’s Corporate Center.
In addition to his role as CEO, Dr. Umlauft will also bear responsibility on the Executive Board of MAN Diesel & Turbo for the Strategic Business Unit Power Plants and therefore for the company’s power plant business. In recent years, this unit has become an important pillar for the company. Business with turnkey power plants in particular is growing in importance. On a background of a looming change in the energy supply infrastructure, Dr. Umlauft will be especially able to apply his expertise in stationary power generation systems and renewable technologies to this field. “MAN Diesel & Turbo is currently undergoing a change from being a mere engine, turbomachinery and equipment supplier to a general contractor for entire plants. I am confident that, with my many years of experience, I will be able to provide key impetus on this journey. At the same time, I am looking forward to the new task of bringing the successful business with large-bore marine diesel engines forward – which in view of the forthcoming tightening of the emissions legislation will also face big
challenges.”
Dr. René Umlauft studied mechanical engineering and factory planning at the Technical University of Dresden. During the course of his professional career to date, the Berlin-born has worked at Siemens AG. After joining the company’s gas turbines development department in 1991 he moved through various managerial roles until he headed up the Renewable Energy Division, which he significantly expanded and orientated strategically in his role as CEO.
Dr. Umlauft’s predecessor, Dr. Hans-O. Jeske (62), who had been acting as interim-CEO, will in future be focusing at MAN Diesel & Turbo on his role as Chief Technology Officer and as the Executive Board Member responsible for the Turbomachinery Strategic Business Unit. Other Executive Board Members are Dr. Peter Park (Finance) and Dr. Stephan Timmermann (Engines & Marine Systems, After Sales).
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MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the world’s leading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke and four-stroke engines that are manufactured both by the company and by its licensees. The engines have power outputs ranging from 450 kW to 87 MW. MAN Diesel & Turbo also designs and manufactures gas turbines of up to 50 MW, steam turbines of up to 150 MW and compressors with volume flows of up to 1.5 million m³/h and pressures of up to 1,000 bar. The product range is rounded off by turbochargers, CP propellers, gas engines and chemical reactors. MAN Diesel & Turbo’s range of goods includes complete marine propulsion systems, turbomachinery units for the oil & gas as well as the process industries and turnkey power plants. Customers receive worldwide after-sales services marketed under the MAN PrimeServ brand. The company employs around 13,000 staff at more than 100 international sites, primarily in Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy, India and China. MAN Diesel & Turbo is a company of the Power Engineering business area of MAN SE, which is listed on the DAX share index of the 30 leading companies in Germany.
More: www.mandieselturbo.com
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Stadtbachstr. 1, 86153 Augsburg
Michael Melzer, Group Communications, michael.melzer@man.eu
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