About the speaker: Shrikant Deshpande is the Global Head of Supply Chain Logistics Excellence at Siemens Gamesa. At Siemens Gamesa, he is at the helm of leading the Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Department. In his current role, he holds a strategic position responsible for team management across Denmark, Germany, Spain, and India, fostering collaboration with stakeholders worldwide. He oversees critical aspects of spare parts and supply global processes, ensuring performance optimization through effective management of key performance indicators (KPIs) encompassing sales, sourcing, logistics, procurement, supplier relations, and warehouse quality. he has been with Siemens Gamesa for 7 years. Prior to this, he held positions at Maersk Group, Accord Marine Management & Arcadia Shipping Ltd., and Tech Executive Tolani Shipping Company Ltd. He holds an MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune.

About the company: Siemens Gamesa is a leading wind engineering company headquartered in Zamudio, Biscay, Spain, with additional major sites in Madrid and Sarriguren (Navarre). The company is a prominent player in the onshore and offshore wind industry, manufacturing wind turbines and offering comprehensive wind energy services. As the world’s second-largest wind turbine manufacturer, Siemens Gamesa is known for its remarkable SG 14.0-222 wind turbine, the largest within the Siemens D7 Platform and the global wind turbine arena. Siemens Gamesa’s standout achievement is the SG 14.0-222 wind turbine, a colossal variant built on the Siemens D7 Platform, currently holding the title of the world’s largest wind turbine. This pioneering technology positions Siemens Gamesa in direct competition with other giants like General Electric’s Haliade-X and MHI-Vestas’ V164. With research and development (R&D) centers and production facilities in Brande, Denmark, and blade production spanning Aveiro (Portugal), Aalborg (Denmark), Tanger Automotive City (Morocco), Linggang (China), Fort Madison, Iowa (USA), and Tillsonburg, Ontario (Canada), Siemens Gamesa has established itself as a global industry leader. Siemens Gamesa’s impressive expansion includes ongoing or planned factory projects in Kingston upon Hull (UK) and Ain Soukhna (Egypt). Notably, the hub factory in Ølgod was relocated to Brande by 2018, with the inauguration of new offshore nacelle plants in Cuxhaven (Germany) and Taiwan in 2021. The company’s innovative approach also involves utilizing Roll-on/roll-off turbine transport ships for cost-efficient logistics and seamless crane-assisted Lift-on/lift-off operations. Siemens Gamesa’s unwavering commitment to sustainability is acknowledged through its inclusion in prestigious indices like the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, FTSE4Good Index, KLD Global Climate 100 Index, and the Global 100 Index, recognizing the company as one of the world’s most socially responsible and sustainable enterprises.

Revenue: €9.81 billion

Employees: 24,500