Matthew Chinn
- Managing Director Energy Sector UK and Sector Lead North & West Europe
Matthew joined Siemens in 1998, via the acquisition of Westinghouse, where he was appointed Director of Marketing for the Long Term Service Business in Erlangen. In 2003 Matthew moved to the UK where he oversaw the business transformation project of converting the former C.A.Parsons Steam Turbine Factory in Newcastle into a Service and Repair business dedicated to the UK market and supporting the remaining Parsons technology fleet around the world.
In Oct 2004 Matthew moved to Muelheim in Germany to take up the position of Global Head of Steam Turbine Service.
In January 2007, Matthew was appointed as European Head of the Energy Service Division where he was responsible for the service activities for the Service Fossil (SF) business unit within Europe and implementation of the major projects for SF across Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Matthew was appointed Managing Director Energy Sector UK and Sector Lead North & West Europe in April 2010.
Prior to the acquisition of Westinghouse by Siemens, Matthew was located in Orlando USA where he worked for Westinghouse New Unit plant sales and spent two years in Singapore with a specific focus on fast track barge mounted power solutions.
Earlier in his career Matthew worked for Rechem International, an environmental company in the UK, and prior to that spent five years in the Middle East with the Westinghouse service company, ISCOSA, providing electrical and mechanical services to the oil and gas and utility businesses in the region.
Educated at Bedford School in the UK and with an MBA from Leicester University, Matthew is married with two children and enjoys playing tennis in his free time.