Senior appointment to strengthen Schneider Electric’s focus on Australian water sector

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has made a senior appointment which will further increase its business focus and integrated solution offering to the Australian water and wastewater sector.

Simon Zander has been appointed as the General Manager, Water and Wastewater, Schneider Electric Industry Business. In this role, he will help Australian water and wastewater organisations tackle the operational and energy-efficiency challenges they face.

Zander has over 20 years’ experience in the water industry. As General Manager of Serck Controls, he led the company in its integration into the Schneider Electric business at the beginning of 2012.

Zander said: “In 2012, the water industry will be focused on increasing operational productivity and efficiencies. To achieve these efficiencies, we expect to see greater demand for real-time information access so operational decisions can be made more quickly.

“For water networks and plants today, establishing a streamlined and integrated environment is a top priority. This can deliver significant energy reductions and will be a core focus of Schneider Electric’s work with water and utility customers in 2012.”

At the OzWater conference and exhibition in Sydney last week, Schneider Electric demonstrated products designed to help Australian water and utility organisations better manage their energy. These included the Energy Optimisation System - a simple, scalable energy management information system for wastewater treatment plants to optimise energy use; and the AQUIS water distribution management software module, designed to give water network operators real-time network information for analysis and performance optimisation.