The Chief Financial Officer changes
André Sombecki is the new Chief Financial Officer of the Weidmüller Group in Detmold. He succeeds Jörg Timmermann, who is leaving the company at his own request on February 29, 2020.
read more...read more...Changes in the Management Board
There will be a change in Lenze's Executive Board: COO Jochen Heier is leaving the company by mutual agreement, CEO Christian Wendler will take over the COO function on an interim basis.
read more...Norimitsu Ito is the new CEO
Norimitsu Ito is the new CEO of Harmonic Drive AG. He succeeds Ekrem Sirman, who left the company at the end of 2019, as CEO.
read more...Eric Verniaut becomes new CEO at Pro Alpha
Eric Verniaut will become the new CEO of the Pro Alpha Group on February 1, 2020. He succeeds Friedrich Neumeyer, who is stepping down from the management board.
read more...Dr. Lars Friedrich appointed to the Executive Board
Dr. Lars Friedrich is a new member of the Executive Board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. He succeeds Dr. Jürgen Hohnhaus, who stepped down from the board for statutory reasons.
read more...New president for robotics association IFR
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has elected Steven Wyatt (ABB, Switzerland) as its new President. Wyatt succeeds Junji Tsuda (Yaskawa Electric Corporation), who has served in the rotating role since December 2017.
read more...Change of management in Switzerland
Eplan is placing the management of its Swiss subsidiaries in new hands: Roger Gorlero was appointed to the management board on November 1.
read more...New EMVA President since January 2020
The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) has had a new president since January 1, 2020: Dr. Chris Yates succeeds Jochem Herrmann, who has held this position since 2015.
read more...Change at the top of Fraunhofer IPA
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation will have a new head from January 2020: Prof. Alexander Sauer, IPA Division Director of Resource-Efficient Production, will support Managing Director Prof. Thomas Bauernhansl.
read more...Ekrem Sirman resigns as Chairman of the Management Board
Ekrem Sirman will step down as Chairman of the Management Board of Harmonic Drive on December 31, 2019. Information on the succession plan for the Management Board will be announced in January.
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