Berndt Baumgartl has been named president and CEO of Siemens Communications Inc. He succeeds Andy Mattes, who has decided to take a position outside the company, but will remain on the Siemens board.
Baumgartl joined Siemens AG in Munich, Germany in 1986, where he held management positions in the Defence Electronics Group until late 1993. He later transitioned into the Mobile Networks division, and then went on to head up all of Siemens’ wireless infrastructure, mobile phone and wireless modules business for the North American wireless communications market. He has served as COO for Siemens Communications since Sept. 2005.