Lars Josefsson, chief executive of Swedish utility group Vattenfall is a candidate to run German engineering conglomerate Siemens Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday.
Without citing sources, the weekly German business magazine wrote that the 56 year old manager - who speaks perfect German and advises German Chancellor Angela Merkel on climate issues - is being considered by new Siemens Chairman Gerhard Cromme to replace outgoing CEO Klaus Kleinfeld.