Siemens Gamesa has held its first shareholders general meeting since the creation of the new company deriving from the merger between Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power.
Among the agenda items approved at the meeting held on Tuesday in Zamudio, Spain, Siemens Gamesa’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Markus Tacke as the new chief executive officer (CEO).
“The merger creating our company took place at precisely the right time. It gives us size and scale. Our objective, as I’ve said before, is not only to ‘compete’ in today’s competitive industry environment, but to win! We are now perfectly positioned to do that,” Tacke said.
During his speech, the new CEO overviewed Siemens Gamesa’s goals and priorities: firstly, guaranteeing business continuity so as to uphold the customer service standards; secondly, ensuring a quick and smooth integration; and lastly, winning new business while maintaining profitability.
To achieve these goals, Tacke stressed that the company boasts “a very strong global presence, underpinned by solid relationships with customers around the world and a broad global manufacturing footprint. We have some of the most reliable and efficient products in the industry. We have an installed base of 75 gigawatts, and a strong order book of 21 billion euros. And most importantly, we have a superb team of highly motivated and talented employees.”
The shareholders also gave their approval for the change in the name of the company, which will now officially be known as Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
Other items ratified included the change in the company’s fiscal year, which will now begin on 1 October and end on 30 September.
Lastly, the appointments of Luis Javier Cortés Domínguez as independent director, Michael Sen as proprietary director and Carlos Rodríguez-Quiroga as executive director were also approved.