VDMA Robotics
Erich Schober is a new member of the Management Board
The VDMA Robotics Executive Board has appointed a new board member: Erich Schober, CSO of Kuka Germany, succeeds his former colleague Michael Otto, who left Kuka at the end of 2022.
"I am very much looking forward to working with and shaping the VDMA Robotics Division in an honorary capacity. Against the backdrop of new technologies, innovations and markets, this is more exciting and important than ever," says Erich Schober.
The VDMA Robotics Board now consists of: Andrea Alboni (General Manager Western Europe Universal Robots (Germany)), Dr. Klaus Kluger (General Manager Central Eastern Europe Omron Electronics), Martin Kullmann (Head of Local Business Line Service Robotics ABB), Alexander Mühlens (Head of the Robotics and Automation Division Igus), Erich Schober (Managing Director & Chief Sales Officer Kuka Germany), Volker Spanier (Head of Robotic Solutions Epson Germany) and Ralf Winkelmann (Managing Director Fanuc Germany).
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