Electric.ie July/August 2021

40 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Siemens Ltd Dublin is pleased to announce the following appointments to its Smart Infrastructure business portfolio. These appointments strengthen our growing business in shaping the market for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure to address the challenges of urbanization and climate change by connecting energy systems, buildings and industries. www.siemens.ie New appointments at Siemens Derek Kelly Regional Account Manager - Data Centres Derek joins Siemens having spent all of his working career in the electrical industry, starting as an apprentice electrician. Derek brings many years’ national and international experience having a long and successful sales career, rising to be Low Voltage Sales Manager for Ireland in a major multinational company. With his vast experience and overall market knowledge across many segments, Derek’s focus will be on driving the continued growth and customer satisfaction in the Data Centre segment while supporting the overall Siemens cross-collaboration growth strategy. Derek can be contacted at derek.kelly@siemens.com or 086 083 1086 Vijay Nayak Business Lead - Energy Automation Vijay is appointed as the Energy Automation business lead focusing on the trendsetting and trustworthy range of protection and automation solutions from the SIPROTEC & SICAM family. Vijay holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Mumbai University and a Master of Business in Internationalisation from WIT Business School. Over the past 13 years, Vijay has advanced his expertise in the fields of energy automation going through different Technical and Sales positions in India and Ireland. Currently, he is supporting customers in Ireland with innovative solutions to overcome their challenges in grid automation and digitalisation. Vijay can be contacted at vijay.nayak@siemens.com or 086 075 6868