The International Federation of Robotics 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. Milton Guerry (SCHUNK, USA) takes over from Wyatt as IFR Vice President.
The new IFR President Steven Wyatt has more than a decade of international experience in the rapidly changing automation industry. He is currently Global Head of Portfolio and Digital for ABB's Robotics & Discrete Automation division.
Before joining ABB in 2010, the Scottish-born engineer worked in a number of senior marketing and sales roles in the plastics industry around the world. Wyatt is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to his election as the new President of the IFR, he supported his predecessor Junji Tsuda as Vice President, a role he held for two years.
Steven Wyatt thanked outgoing IFR President Junji Tsuda for sharing his superior industry knowledge with key international stakeholders and the world press.
„As the voice of the robotics industry, Junji Tsuda has done an exemplary job of communicating the positions of our members on the most important industry issues. As the new President, I look forward to continuing his successful work. Together with the new Vice President, Milton Guerry, I will continue to work on Junji Tsuda's mission to create a clear awareness and improved understanding of the rapidly changing world of flexible automation.“
Steven Wyatt, IFR President
The new IFR Vice President Milton Guerry began his career in the automotive industry, where he worked in various engineering and technical roles. Today he heads the President the SCHUNK USA team. Guerry is a member of the Board of Directors of the Robotic Industries Association (RIA). He joined SCHUNK in 2000 and served in various leadership roles before assuming his current position as President in 2007.
[infotext icon]The International Federation of Robotics is the voice of the global robotics industry. IFR represents almost 60 members, including manufacturers of industrial robots and national robotics associations from over twenty countries, and was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organisation[/infotext].Source: IFR International Federation of Robotics
