VDMA Capital Office
Daniel Sahl-Corts becomes Managing Director
Daniel Sahl-Corts will become Managing Director of the VDMA Capital Office in Berlin on August 1, 2022.
With its high-tech solutions for climate protection and sustainability, mechanical and plant engineering is one of the most important drivers of this transformation of the entire industry. In his new position, Sahl-Corts will play a key role in supporting and politically shaping this change as office manager in Berlin
The 40-year-old Sahl-Corts, MSc. UK in Political Economy, is taking over the management of the VDMA capital city office in Berlin from Andreas Rade. Following positions at the Federation of German Industries, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and other roles in political consulting on geopolitics and sustainability, Sahl-Corts is currently responsible for the global development of sustainable digital government and administration solutions at the management consultancy Capgemini Invent.
"As Germany's largest industrial employer, the medium-sized mechanical and plant engineering sector is also an important voice in Berlin politics. We are therefore delighted to have gained an experienced expert in Daniel Sahl-Corts to work at the interface between companies, parliament, ministries and the government," says VDMA Managing Director Thilo Brodtmann. "With its high-tech solutions for climate protection and sustainability, the mechanical and plant engineering industry is one of the most important drivers of the transformation of our entire industry, and Mr. Sahl-Corts will play a key role in accompanying and politically shaping this change as our Berlin office manager."
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