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SPS IPC Drives exhibitor advisory board under new chairmanship

The Exhibitor Advisory Board at SPS IPC Drives has a new chairman: With immediate effect, Christian Wolf, Managing Director of Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG from Mülheim an der Ruhr, will take over the role from Dr Peter Adolphs, who passed away last year.

26. June 2018

Back (from left to right): Dr Thomas Cord, Roland Bent, Christian Wolf, Heinz Eisenbeiss, Dr Steffen Haack, Gunther Koschnick and front (from left to right): Maximilian Brandl, Martin Roschkowski, Renate Pilz, Günter Baumüller, Udo Aull

„I was delighted to receive the enquiry. As I have already been a member of the Exhibitor Advisory Board for several years, I decided to accept this offer and take over the chairmanship of the committee. In this way, I can continue to actively shape the future of Germany's most important automation trade fair together with Mesago and my colleagues on the Exhibitor Advisory Board and contribute new ideas,“ said Christian Wolf in response to an enquiry from the organiser Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

„With Christian Wolf, we have gained an experienced new Chairman for our Exhibitor Advisory Board and are very positive about the future collaboration. Together with the members of the Exhibitor Advisory Board, he will provide important impetus for the further development of Europe's leading trade fair for electrical automation,“ explains Sylke Schulz-Metzner, Division Manager of SPS IPC Drives.

The exhibitor advisory board currently consists of the following members:

Chair: Christian Wolf, Managing Director Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG

Udo Aull, Managing Director Sales & Marketing SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG
Günter Baumüller, Managing Director Baumüller Nürnberg GmbH
Roland Bent, Managing Director Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
Maximilian Brandl, Managing Director EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG
Dr Thomas Cord, Managing Director Lenze Automation GmbH
Heinz Eisenbeiss, Head of Marketing & Promotion Siemens AG
Gerd Hoppe, Member of the Management Board Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG
Dr Thomas Höfling, Managing Director of SICK Vertriebs-GmbH
Gunther Koschnick, Managing Director of the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI).
Nikolaus Krüger, Chief Sales Officer Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
Renate Pilz, Managing Director Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
Martin Roschkowski, Managing Director Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

[infotext icon]The Exhibitor Advisory Board of SPS IPC Drives was founded in 1997 and its main task is to support the exhibitor groups of SPS IPC Drives in their individual subject areas, to shape the development and orientation of the event and to strengthen its position as the leading trade fair for electrical automation. The Exhibitor Advisory Board is made up of managing directors and trade fair managers from major companies and organisations in the industry[/infotext].