Strategic hire strengthens Siemens' leadership in industrial AI.
Vasi Philomin has been appointed executive vice president and head of Data & Artificial Intelligence, effective July 1, 2025. In this role, he will further accelerate the development and growth of Siemens’ comprehensive AI portfolio to create additional customer value.
Siemens is rapidly scaling and expanding its AI-powered offerings, which currently includes 35 applications – among them, the award-winning Industrial Copilot. Under Philomin’s leadership, the company will also drive the development of an industrial foundational model that delivers industrial-grade AI for customers – designed to be safe, secure, reliable, and trustworthy. He will report directly to Peter Koerte, member of the Managing Board, chief technology officer and chief strategy officer, Siemens AG.
Philomin joins Siemens from Amazon, where he most recently served as vice president of Generative AI, leading Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) AI product strategy. At Amazon, he was instrumental in building Amazon Bedrock and overseeing the development of foundation models. His expertise spans advanced machine learning, platform architecture, and enterprise-scale AI deployment.
Vasi Philomin brings more than two decades of experience in technology leadership. Before joining Amazon, he held senior roles at Philips, where he led global innovation initiatives in computer vision and connected systems. He holds a PhD in Computer Science with a focus on machine learning and computer vision, as well as dual Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Maryland, USA. Philomin is also the inventor on more than 100 U.S. patents.
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