VDMA
Karl Haeusgen elected as new President
Munich-based family entrepreneur Karl Haeusgen was elected as the new VDMA President for the next four years by the VDMA General Assembly.
Haeusgen succeeds Carl Martin Welcker, who has held the position since 2016 and could not be re-elected. Haeusgen (born in 1966) is Chairman of the Supervisory Board and co-owner of Hawe Hydraulik, based in Aschheim near Munich.
After studying business administration in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Haeusgen worked as an assistant to the Management Board in the materials management department at Maho, Pfronten, and at Barmag Far East Ltd, Hong Kong, a subsidiary of the then German textile machinery manufacturer Barmag. Haeusgen then held various positions at Hawe, where he was responsible for sales, marketing, corporate development, quality and organization. From 1996 to 2019, he was a member of the Management Board and Spokesman of the Management Board of Hawe Hydraulik.
Haeusgen has been involved in the VDMA for many years and is a member of the VDMA's Engerer and Hauptvorstand. From 2008 to 2014, Haeusgen was Chairman of the Board of VDMA Bavaria. He has been Vice President of the VDMA since 2013.
Family entrepreneur Henrik Schunk was once again elected to the office of Vice President. He has been VDMA Vice President since June 2018. Schunk has been Managing Partner since 2002 and CEO of the automation supplier Schunk in Lauffen am Neckar since 2010, and Bertram Kawlath, Managing Partner of the Schubert & Salzer Group, was newly elected as Vice President.
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