Joe Kaeser is succeeded by Roland Busch
Joe Kaeser will not be renewing his contract as CEO of Siemens. The new CEO will be Roland Busch. Kaeser himself is proposed as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens Energy.
read more...read more...Johannes Pfeffer appointed to the Group Management Board
Johannes Pfeffer is appointed to the Board of Directors of the ebm-papst Group in Mulfingen. Raymond Engelbrecht takes over the management of ebm-papst St. Georgen.
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Milton Guerry is the new IFR President
Milton Guerry from Schunk USA succeeds Steven Wyatt as the new President of the International Federation of Robotics. Wyatt was only appointed President in December 2019.
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New division manager at Weidmüller
On 1 January 2020, Dr. Thomas Bürger took over the management of the Automation Products & Solutions division of the electrical engineering company Weidmüller as well as the management of Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH in Marktheidenfeld.
read more...Phoenix Contact reorganizes management board
As part of the succession plan for Prof. Dr. Gunther Olesch and Roland Bent, Phoenix Contact is restructuring its management: Dirk Görlitzer, Torsten Janwlecke, Ulrich Leidecker and Dr. Frank Possel-Dölken are moving up.
read more...Sick strengthens its Management Board
Sick AG has had a new Management Board member since the beginning of the year. The Supervisory Board intends to strengthen growth with this appointment. 48-year-old Dr. Tosja Zywietz joins the sensor manufacturer's Management Board with responsibility for Operations.
read more...Dr. Lars Friedrich becomes member of the board of VDMA Robotics + Automation
The VDMA Robotics + Automation Association has a new board member: Dr. Lars Friedrich succeeds Dr. Jürgen Hohnhaus, who stepped down from the board for statutory reasons.
read more...Steven Wyatt is the new President of the IFR
Steven Wyatt from ABB has been elected as the new President of the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR for short. He succeeds Junji Tsuda of Yaskawa. Milton Guerry becomes Vice President.
read more...Dr. Florian Geiger becomes CEO of Steeltec
Dr. Florian Geiger will become the new CEO of bright steel producer Steeltec on January 1, 2020. He succeeds Gerd Münch, who is leaving the company after 14 years.
read more...Dr. Timo Berger is Weidmüller's Chief Sales Officer
Dr. Timo Berger joined the Executive Board team of electrical engineering specialist Weidmüller on September 1. His predecessor José Carlos Álvarez Tobar is retiring after a total of 40 years.
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