How executives are planning for future pandemics

Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide asked officials at key companies within the large engine and turbine industries to weigh in on a series of questions intended to provide a high-level view of the conditions, challenges and opportunities they see in the marketplace. The following part of the Q and A which will appear in the Autumn issue of the magazine.

The magazine would like to thank Håkan Agnevall, President and CEO Wärtsilä Corp., Prof. KangKi Lee, senior vice president, High Power Systems, AVL List GmbH, Marty Haycraft, vice president of Caterpillar Inc. and president and CEO of Progress Rail, Javaid Riaz, general manager, Parker Gas Turbine Division, Oliver Riemenschneider, president, ABB Turbocharging, Paul Browning, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas and Carlos Lange, president and CEO of INNIO.

Do you have any plans to develop contingencies for future pandemics and is that even possible?

Agnevall: The current pandemic has made all companies, including Wärtsilä, adopt to new procedures and ways of working. Business operations are more flexible, policies and guidelines are revised to consider similar events in the…

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