The new board to the VDMA, the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association, has been elected and includes two new members.
Managing Director of the Reifenhäuser Group Ulrich Reifenhäuser was appointed Chairman at the general assembly, which took place on July 3rd 2015 in in Königstein-Falkenstein.
The 12 members elected will sit on the board until 2018 and include:
- Michael Baumeister, Brückner Maschinenbau, Siegsdorf
- Dr Karlheinz Bourdon, KraussMaffei Technologies, Munich
- Lutz Busch, Kampf Schneid- und Wickeltechnik, Wiehl
- Sandra Füllsack, Motan Holding, Constance
- Dr Peter Neumann, Engel Austria, Schwertberg
- Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Reifenhäuser, Troisdorf
- Uwe Rothaug, Kurtz, Kreutzwertheim
- Gerold Schley, battenfeld-cincinnati Germany, Bad Oeynhausen
- Dr Peter Schmidt, Troester, Hanover
- Peter Steinbeck, Windmöller & Hölscher, Lengerich
- Dr Olaf Weiland, Kautex Maschinenbau, Bonn
- Rainer Zimmermann, AZO, Osterburken
Sandra Füllsack, Managing Director of Motan Holding and Gerold Schley, CEO of battenfeld-cincinnati Germany, are newcomers to the board, while Peter Steinbeck, managing director of Windmöller & Hölscher KG, was elected Deputy Chairman.