UniversalAutomation.Org
Raquel Torres is the new President
Raquel Torres succeeds John Conway as President of UniversalAutomation.Org.
The board of the independent non-profit organization UniversalAutomation.Org has elected Raquel Torres from Spain as its new president. The business economist and aeronautical engineer with international management experience succeeds John Conway, who has held the position since 2021 and announced his retirement in May. Greg Boucaud (Chief Marketing Officer) and Sarat Kumar Reddy Molakaseema (Chief Architect Officer) were also confirmed in their positions in the Board elections. The new Board of Directors was also elected at the Annual General Meeting in Barcelona in May.
Raquel Torres began her professional career as a stress engineer at CIE Automotive and subsequently worked for renowned companies such as Airbus Defense and Space, OSIsoft and Ontruck. After holding management positions at SAP and AVEVA, she joined Schneider Electric in 2023. Torres has been Vice President of UniversalAutomation.org since the beginning of 2024. In addition to her new role as President, she is also Chief Ecosystem Officer.
UniversalAutomation.Org has 91 members and is made up of industrial companies, manufacturers, OEMs and research institutes. As a non-profit organization, it manages the reference implementation of a shared source runtime execution engine (runtime environment) for industrial automation. This shared Runtime Execution Engine is based on the IEC 61499 standard and ensures interoperability between hardware from different manufacturers and portability of software applications.
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