
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.
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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.

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.

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.

Eplan is placing the management of its Swiss subsidiaries in new hands: Roger Gorlero was appointed to the management board on November 1.

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.

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.

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.

Klaus Hübschle will take over the position of Chief Executive Officer for the German locations of M&M Software on January 1, 2020.

Philip Würfel has been Managing Director of Econ Solutions since December 2019. It offers solutions for operational energy management for industry and commerce, mechanical and plant engineering as well as energy suppliers and energy service providers.

As Managing Director of Universal Robots (Germany) and Regional Sales Director for Western and Northern Europe, Helmut Schmid is now responsible for all of the company's activities in Northern Europe in addition to the DACH and Benelux countries: in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.