Business Chief Europe Magazine August 2019 | Page 77

SIEMENS
entered . Launching as a shoe-focused business , the company now claims to “ have Europe ’ s largest selection of clothing , accessories and shoes online ” and employs around 15,500 members of staff .
SIEMENS
Founded in Berlin in 1847 , Siemens was established as the Telegraphen- Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske . Over 100 years after it was formed , the company relocated its corporate headquarters to Munich . However , the firm ’ s Energy Sector and Mobility units are still based within Berlin . Siemens Energy Sector was established in 2008 and consists of four divisions : Power Generation , Energy Service , Power Transmission , and Wind Power . Siemens Mobility covers railway technology , signalling and electrification , as well as customer services for maintenance .
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