Management Structure

He is the Chairman of JWT SA (Pty) Ltd, a global advertising agency. He also serves on the boards of Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Services (Pty) Ltd; North West FM (Pty) Ltd; Nokia Siemens Networks SA (Pty) Ltd; Sasol Inzalo Groups Funding (Pty) Ltd; and PE Corporate Services (Pty) Ltd. He also Chairs the Audit Committee of the Gauteng Economic Development Agency ( Geda).

He has over 20 years of managerial experience locally and in the USA. He also lectured on a part-time basis at North-West University (South Africa) for a period of 6 years.

After achieving his doctorate in Engineering and spending 4 years at the University of Erlangen-Nuremburg; Dr. Russwurm joined Siemens in 1992. He was appointed to the Siemens AG Board in January 2008.

He joined OSRAM, a Siemens lighting company in 1985 and became the first MD of that company in Turkey in 1989. That was followed by a five year secondment from 1994 as MD of OSRAM South Africa, during which time he improved the company’s market position from fifth to first in the lighting industry.

His success continued when he had to reorganize the manufacturing arm of OSRAM in Korea and helped that company improve its performance to one of market leadership. Sigi then transferred to the United Kingdom where he introduced the company’s programme of “profit and growth” and changed its market profile from a relatively weak company to third in the industry. In 2003 he became Senior VP, OSRAM Display Optic and led the division to be the most profitable in the Company.

Sigi returned in 2005 as Director of Group Strategy for Siemens Southern Africa and was appointed Chief Executive for the regional company on 1 November 2006.

In 2009 Sigi returned to Germany to manage Global Sustainability for Siemens AG, this involved co-ordinating all sustainability initiatives in the Clusters, Sectors and Corporate.

Sigi then returned to South Africa and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Africa Cluster on the 1st of May 2011. On the 19th of May 2011, he was also appointed Chief Executive Officer of Siemens South Africa.

Andrew worked on various scientific projects at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa before moving to England to participate in research projects for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and the European Space Agency.

After four years in the R&D field, Andrew took the decision to pursue a more business orientated career and completed an MBA, specialising in Corporate Finance, Turnarounds and Private Equity, at the London Business School.

On completion of his MBA, Andrew took-up a position at American conglomerate, FMC, based in Chicago, USA. He was responsible for the optimisation of the companys portfolio businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for a period of two years before joining Siemens in 1995 as a Sales Engineer in the submarine cable systems business.

Following this, Andrew moved into the network engineering field and in the ensuing seven years worked in various roles in OEN, ranging from turnkey projects, sales for product systems including service on the sales and implementation side, as well as turnarounds and corporate re-structuring projects.

In 2003, Andrew made the move to Corporate Finance focusing on shareholder controlling for the Asia region. After only a year in this position, he again started working on corporate projects for the Siemens Managing Board and additionally headed-up the corporate turnaround of the former Siemens Business Services (SBS).

Two years later, Andrew took over responsibility for shareholder controlling for the Africa, Middle East and CIS region and further led the negotiations and carve-out of the Siemens telecommunications business into the joint venture company, Nokia Siemens Networks.

Following this, Andrew returned to South Africa as the CFO of Siemens Southern Africa in 2008.

Alex joined Siemens in March 2006 and in addition to her strategic executive director role, she leads the legal team with a particular focus on providing commercial and transactional support for the Divisions and Businesses of the Sectors in Energy, Industry, Healthcare and IT. Her scope of responsibility extends to managing efficient cross-business legal support, drawing on expertise in Siemens Legal Corporate or in Siemens Sector organizations, or external legal support as needed for all Siemens subsidiaries and associated companies within Southern Africa.

Alex started her legal career as an attorney where she practiced in commercial law, corporate law and litigation for a few years before joining the corporate environment with a UK owned multinational company.

In 2009 Alex was nominated for SA Leading Women in Business & Government. She featured in the 2008 & 2009 Little Black Book” which is the Financial Mail’s guide on most influential black decision makers. In 2007 she received the Siemens CEO award for Outstanding Business Support. She also featured in the 2004 “.Leading Women in Business: Magazine” for her role in the private security sector as National Chairperson of the Industry Association.

Alex is married and a mother of three.