Dr. Gunther Kegel Becomes New President of VDE
CEO of Pepperl+Fuchs Succeeds Dr. Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, CTO of Deutsche Telekom AG
Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chair of the management team at Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH, is the new President of VDE with effect from January 1, 2017.
With effect from January 1, 2017, Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chair of the management team at Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH, is the new President of the VDE for a two-year term. As the new President, he succeeds Dr. Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, CTO of Deutsche Telekom AG, who becomes Deputy President of VDE. Dr. Martin Schumacher, member of the Executive Board at ABB AG Mannheim, also becomes Deputy President of the association.
New members of the presidium from January 2017 are Dr. Reinhard Ploss, Chair of the Management Board at Infineon Technologies AG, and Prof. Dr. Hermann Eul, private investor in Silicon Valley, previously Corporate Vice President Intel Corp. and President and Managing Director at Intel Deutschland GmbH.
The VDE presidium members traditionally come from the scientific and business communities and cover the full spectrum of electrical engineering and information technology. Delegates of the association elect the members of the presidium.
About VDE
The VDE, or Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik (Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies) is one of the largest technical and scientific associations in Europe, with 36,000 members (including 1300 companies) and 1200 employees. The VDE brings together science, standards, and product testing under one roof.
The association's main issues range from energy transition through Industrie 4.0, Smart Traffic, and Smart Living to IT security. The VDE focuses particularly on research and promoting young talent, as well as on consumer protection. The VDE mark, which is a familiar sight to 67 percent of German citizens, is synonymous with the highest standards of safety. The VDE is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main.
About Pepperl+Fuchs
The medium-sized family-owned company Pepperl+Fuchs is counted among the leading companies in industrial sensors and explosion protection.
Explosion Protection—The division Process Automation is world-market leader in the field of explosion protection in hazardous areas by intrinsic safety. Furthermore, the division offers large varieties of application-oriented system solutions for process industries. The portfolio consists of analog isolation barriers, fieldbus topology systems, remote I/O systems, HART interfaces, level control sensors, purge systems, HMI devices, electrical explosion protection equipment as well as power supplies and signaling devices.
Industrial Sensors—With the invention of the industrial inductive proximity sensor in 1958, the company set a milestone in the history of automation technology. The target markets are machine builders, the automotive industry, handling and warehousing systems, pulp+paper, packing machines, doors, gates+elevators, mobile equipment and renewable energies. The division offers customized sensor solutions such as inductive and photoelectric proximity sensors, ultrasonic sensors, rotary encoders, RFID-systems, data matrix readers, vision sensors and laser devices.
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Pepperl+Fuchs is a leading developer and manufacturer of electronic sensors and components for the global automation market. Continuous innovation, enduring quality, and steady growth have been the foundation of our success for more than 70 years. Pepperl+Fuchs employs 6,300 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Germany, USA, Singapore, Hungary, Indonesia and Vietnam, most of them ISO 9001 certified.