
Jens Klocke has taken over sole leadership
The senior managing directors of Inosoft - Peter Tanneberg and Roland Riediger - handed over their responsibilities to Jens Klocke, the youngest member of the previous management team, on April 1, 2019.
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The senior managing directors of Inosoft - Peter Tanneberg and Roland Riediger - handed over their responsibilities to Jens Klocke, the youngest member of the previous management team, on April 1, 2019.

Olaf Ophoff is the new Head of the 'Automation Systems' division at Turck. He succeeds Oliver Merget, who left the automation specialist at the end of March 2019.

Rockwell Automation, provider of drive, control and information solutions for industrial automation, has announced the appointment of Andreas Hamm as Managing Director of Rockwell Automation in Germany.

On March 1, 2019, Kerstin Jung assumed overall responsibility for the Bühler Motor Group's HR department. In addition, Michael Eckert has been responsible for production planning and the company's global production sites since May 1, 2019.

With Ferdinand Mayr (pictured right), the grandson of Fritz Mayr, the fifth generation joined the management team at Mayr Antriebstechnik in mid-April. This means that there are now three managing directors at the helm of the Allgäu-based family business across the generations.

Association of the German Trade Fair Industry
Philip Harting is the new Chairman of the Board of AUMA (Association of the German Trade Fair Industry). The CEO of the Harting Technology Group will now head the association for the next three years.

Andreas Helget was appointed Vice President Operations for Yokogawa Europe on April 1, 2019. In this role, he is responsible for the productivity strategy of the European subsidiaries in addition to his duties as Managing Director of Yokogawa Germany.

Christian Pampallona is taking over the management of Siei-Areg, a manufacturer of positioning and door drives as well as servomotors. He will also be responsible for managing the drive business in the 'Drives & Motion Control' business unit at the parent company Gefran SPA.

Prof. Martin Ruskowski has been elected Chairman of the Board of the SmartFactory KL technology initiative. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Detlef Zühlke, the initiator and founder of the initiative. Zühlke, who is retiring, was appointed an honorary member.

Klaus Patzak, Managing Partner of the Siemens portfolio companies, is Chief Financial Officer of the future 'Siemens Gas and Power': He is responsible for setting up the finance function and managing all measures relating to the spin-off and IPO of Siemens' energy business.