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Sunil Pandiri is Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Voith Hydro

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  • Sunil Pandiri takes on new leadership role as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 1 November 2026
  • This creates end-to-end accountability across the customer and asset lifecycle, with one operational ownership across Voith Hydro for both New Build/Project business and Service businesses.
  • Sunil Pandiri continues to be a member of the Management Board of Voith Hydro

Voith Hydro has appointed Sunil Pandiri as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective from 1 November 2026. In this role, he will be responsible for end-to-end project execution on a global scale, driving operational excellence across engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing and construction and commissioning functions. He will also continue to serve as a member of the Management Board at Voith Hydro.

This appointment recognises Sunil’s strong achievements as Chief Service Officer (CSO), a position he has held since 2024. Under his leadership, Voith Hydro’s global service business has experienced significant growth and contributed to improved profitability. His leadership has also helped strengthen customer relationships and build high-performing, customer-focused teams.

“Sunil has made a lasting impact on how we serve our customers and strengthened our long-term service partnerships. His leadership and proven ability to deliver sustainable business results make him a strong addition to our global Operations leadership. We warmly congratulate Sunil on his promotion and wish him continued success in this important new role,” said Jan Lüder, CEO of Voith Hydro.

Personal profile
Sunil Pandiri joined Voith Hydro’s Management Board in 2024 as Chief Service Officer (CSO), with global responsibility for the Service business. He brings more than 20 years of international leadership experience across the energy and industrial sectors, with a proven track record in driving profitable growth, transforming businesses, and building high-performance teams. His experience spans large global corporations, medium-sized enterprises and Private Equity environment.

From 2017 to 2019, he led Siemens’ global steam turbine service business. Between 2020 and 2022, he served as CEO of Sykatec GmbH, a Siemens portfolio company, before becoming CEO of the North Europe & Middle East region at Siemens Gamesa. He joined Voith Hydro in 2024.

Sunil began his career in 2004 as a Project Manager at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. in India, following his studies in mechanical engineering. In 2006, he joined Siemens in India as Business Development Manager and relocated to Germany in 2008. Over the following years, he held various international leadership positions spanning sales, project management, product management, strategy, operations and general management.

He holds an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain, a Digital Diploma from IMD in Switzerland, and has completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School in the United States.

About Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport. Founded in 1867, Voith today has around 21,000 employees, sales of EUR4.8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and thus is one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

The Group Division Voith Hydro is part of the Voith Group and a leading full-line supplier as well as trusted partner for equipping hydropower plants. Voith develops customised, long-term solutions and services for large and small hydro plants all over the world. Its portfolio of products and services covers the entire life cycle and all major components for large and small hydro plants, from generators, turbines, pumps and automation systems, right through to spare parts, maintenance and training services, and digital solutions for intelligent hydropower.