Siemens appoints ex-Amazon AI exec to drive industrial software shift

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Siemens has named Vasi Philomin—formerly a senior AI leader at Amazon—as its new head of data and artificial intelligence. This move accelerates Siemens’ pivot toward industrial AI, software and automation.

Philomin joins Siemens after leading Amazon’s machine learning and large-scale AI efforts. He will report to CTO Peter Koerte, reinforcing Siemens’ strategy to embed AI across its industrial solutions

This hire ties back to Siemens’ 2023 partnership with Microsoft to develop “Industrial Copilot” tools aimed at product design, production and maintenance workflows. Philomin’s expertise is expected to amplify impact in such initiatives..

Industry observers see this appointment as a move from pilot projects to broad deployment. According to a 2024 survey of 200 industrial executives, 68% plan to increase AI investment by 2026 — highlighting demand for strong leadership on enterprise integration ().

Philomin commented, “My goal is to shape scalable AI solutions that help operators and engineers collaborate with intelligent systems,” emphasizing business-to-operations integration.

With this leadership asset in place, Siemens aims to evolve its AI portfolio beyond proof-of-concept pilots. The company’s acceleration into production-grade applications — especially in automated manufacturing and scale maintenance — is poised to drive measurable efficiency gains and cost reductions.

As industrial AI shifts to core business use, Siemens’ executive hire strengthens its ability to deliver reliable, trustworthy, and productive AI tools at scale — impacting efficiency across global production lines.