Leadership
Siemens has appointed Prashanth Uppunda as Global Head – WinCC Unified Application Development within OPS-SW. He takes on the role after more than 22 years with Siemens, bringing extensive experience in software engineering, industrial automation, technology pre-development and innovation leadership.
In his previous role as Sub-segment Head and Innovation Manager, Prashanth led a team of more than 200 technology experts, architects, programme managers and developers supporting innovation across Siemens Digital Industries. His work spanned software-defined automation, Industrial Edge, robotics AI, battery technology and AI for safety.
He also led technology pre-development initiatives involving AI, edge and cloud computing, augmented and virtual reality, 5G, blockchain and cybersecurity. Earlier in his Siemens career, he held architecture, technical leadership and software development roles, contributing to engineering applications and automation platforms.
Before Siemens, Prashanth worked at GE, Yokogawa and the Aeronautical Development Agency, building a strong foundation in industrial software engineering.
His appointment reinforces Siemens’ focus on advancing industrial software, automation innovation and next-generation engineering capabilities.
CXO TechBOT congratulates Prashanth on his new leadership role and wishes him continued success at Siemens.
