Executive Viewpoint: Technology to drive decarbonization of the oil and gas industry

Thorbjoern Fors is the Executive Vice President (EVP) of the Siemens Energy’s Industrial Applications division. Prior to this position, Mr. Fors served as Chief Executive Officer of the service distribution generation and oil and gas business unit of Siemens. He has also held EVP roles in the organization’s industrial power generation and compressions business and within global marketing and sales of new equipment, including industrial gas turbines, industrial steam turbines and power plant solutions. Mr. Fors is a mechanical engineer with more than 25 yr of international experience in business development, sales, operation and leading global profit and loss units. Over his 17-yr career at Siemens, he has held several senior management positions in both new equipment and customer service. Prior to joining Siemens, he held a variety of leadership positions at ABB Power Generation and ALSTOM in Sweden, Australia and Canada.