Siemens Mobility Division executive Sabrina Soussan has been named CEO of the division’s High Speed and Commuter Rail and Locomotive business units, reporting to Siemens Mobility Division CEO Jochen Eickholt.
Soussan replaces Jürgen Wilder, who resigned.
Soussan, 45, joined Siemens in 1997 and served as the Project and Segment Head for Siemens VDO Automotive in France, the U.K., Japan and Germany. From 2009 to 2011, she served in various leadership positions in Building Technologies. Most recently, starting in 2013, she headed the commuter rail business within Siemens Mobility. Before starting work at Siemens, Soussan was employed as an engineer in research and engine development at Renault in France. Soussan studied mechanical engineering and aerospace technology in France and completed an MBA program in Ireland.