Organizational Chart of the FDT Group

The Group is headed by a Board of Directors, elected by the General Assembly. The Board of directors decides on the Group’s strategy and appoints an Executive Committee which is responsible for the execution.

The strategy’s practical implementation is assigned to several working groups responsible for technology development, marketing, associations & standardization, and administration.  A special Work Group is dedicated to organizing Users Forums as the key platform for end users to give their input and feedback. 

Organizational Chart

Board of Directors
(BoD elected by members)

Executive Committee
(appointed by BoD)


Chairman

Hartmut Wallraf, Invensys
Email: hartmut [dot] wallraf [at] ips [dot] invensys [dot] com,
chairman [at] fdtgroup [dot] org
+49 211 5966 335

Member of the Board
Raimund Sommer, Endress+Hauser
Email: raimund [dot] sommer [at] solutions [dot] endress [dot] com
Phone: +41 6171573333

Member of the Board
Daniel AJ. Huber, ABB
Email: Daniel [dot] aj [dot] huber [at] de [dot] abb [dot] com
Phone: +49 621-381-2078

Member of the Board
Jukka Ylijoki, Metso Automation Inc.
Email: mika [dot] nissinen [at] metso [dot] com
Phone: +358 40 582 5812

Member of the Board
Kenneth Deken, Rockwell Automation
Email: kfdeken [at] ra [dot] rockwell [dot] com
Phone: +1 440 646 4208

Member of the Board
Ronald Schoop, Schneider Electric
Email: ronald [dot] schoop [at] de [dot] schneider-electric [dot] com
Phone: +49 6182812390

Member of the Board
Kimikazu Takahashi, Yokogawa
Email: kimikazu [dot] takahashi [at] jp [dot] yokogawa [dot] com
Phone: +81-422-52-5519 ext.26429

Member of the Board
Eric J. van Gemeren, Flowserve
Email: evangemeren [at] flowserve [dot] com
Phone: +1 (469) 420-3275

Member of the Board
Gunther Kegel, PACTware Consortium
Email: gkegel [at] de [dot] pepperl-fuchs [dot] com
Phone: +49 621 776 1216

Managing Director
Glenn Schulz, FDT Group
Email: md [at] fdtgroup [dot] org
Phone: +32 24031333

Secretary of the Board
Rick DeVoe, Rockwell Automation
Email: rrdevoe [at] ra [dot] rockwell [dot] com
Phone: +1 414 382 8272

VP Associations & Standards
Klaus-Peter Lindner, Endress+Hauser
Email: klaus-peter [dot] lindner [at] solutions [dot] endress [dot] com
Phone: +41 61 715 7348

Treasurer
Betty Naylor-McDevitt, Invensys
Email: betty [dot] naylormcdevitt [at] ips [dot] invensys [dot] com
Phone: +1 508-549-2734

VP Technology
Tetsuo Takeuchi, Yokogawa
Email: tetsuo [dot] takeuchi [at] jp [dot] yokogawa [dot] com
Phone: +81 422528067

VP at large
Achim Laubenstein, ABB
Email: achim [dot] laubenstein [at] de [dot] abb [dot] com
Phone: +49 571 830 18 47

VP at large
Kari Hartikainen, Metso Automation Inc.
Email: ismo [dot] niemela [at] metso [dot] com
Phone: +358 40 753 58 98

VP at large
Manfred Brill, Schneider Electric
Email: Manfred [dot] BRILL [at] de [dot] schneider-electric [dot] com
Phone: +49 6182 81 2273

VP at large
Ulrich Eger, Siemens
Email: ulrich [dot] eger [at] siemens [dot] com
Phone: +49 721 595 67 36

VP at large
Henk van der Bent, Yokogawa
Email: henk [dot] vander [dot] bent [at] nl [dot] yokogawa [dot] com
Phone: +31 884641201

VP at large
Ahmad Zahedi, Flowserve
Email: AZahedi [at] flowserve [dot] com
Phone: +1 972-443-6752

VP at large
Ryan Kromhout, PACTware Consortium
Email: ryan [dot] kromhout [at] turck [dot] com
Phone: +49 2084952289