{
  "id": 2284966,
  "title": "Standort Deutschland: Dax-Konzernchef: „Mir gefällt dieses Rumgenörgel nicht“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/standort-deutschland-dax-konzernchef-mir-gefallt-dieses-rumgenorgel",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T03:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/standort-deutschland-dax-konzernchef-mir-gefaellt-dieses-rumgenoergel-nicht/100248741.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In an interview with the Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Berlin, Bernhard Montag, the Executive Board Chairman of the DAX company Siemens Healthineers, expressed his disapproval of the attitude many business leaders in Germany have towards politics. Montag stated that he personally found the constant monitoring of the government to be \"simply not my cup of tea,\" as he believes these companies operate in a market economy, not a planned or state-driven one. He found it difficult to watch the government all the time.\n\nMontag criticized the behavior of some business leaders, who act in the same way they often criticize their employees: expecting someone else to take care of them and believing there is a fundamental misunderstanding. He expressed his lack of understanding that the government should be solely responsible for economic growth. Montag also dismissed the notion that German bureaucracy or lack of permits were preventing businesses from thriving, unlike those in the US, such as Nvidia, which creates high-performance chips for AI applications and is among the world's most valuable publicly traded companies. For Siemens Healthineers, the importance of the German location remains significant. \"We have more than 20 percent of our employees in Germany,\" Montag emphasized, \"which means we are still here. Our core is still here. We invested 650 million euros in our German sites over the past years. We are building and we are employing more people. So, in other words, employment in Germany is increasing. That is the fact. And we actually don't have any problems finding employees.\"\n\nSiemens Healthineers joined the DAX 40 index of Germany's largest listed companies in 2021, shortly after completing the acquisition of the US cancer specialist Varian for 16.4 billion euros. Siemens aims to gradually divest its majority stake in the company. In the previous fiscal year of 2025, Siemens Healthineers generated a revenue of 23.4 billion euros, surpassing the 2 billion euro mark for the first time with a net profit of 2.1 billion euros. For the current fiscal year, a revenue growth of up to four percent is expected after adjusting figures, with profits expected to grow further, partly due to a refund of overpaid US tariffs.",
  "summary": "Der Chef von Siemens Healthineers spricht im dpa-Interview Klartext: Unternehmer sollen nicht dauernd hilfesuchend auf die Politik schauen - schließlich gebe es in Deutschland keine Planwirtschaft.",
  "key_points": [
    "Executive Board Chairman Bernhard Montag disapproves of constant government monitoring.",
    "Montag criticized business leaders' expectation of government to drive economic growth.",
    "Siemens Healthineers still has strong presence in Germany with 20% employees."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Siemens Healthineers' chairman Bernhard Montag's criticism of fellow business leaders' attitudes towards politics signals a shift towards a more proactive and growth-oriented approach among some German corporate leaders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}