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OE-A Elects New Board of Directors

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9 years ago

June 17, 2015

The members of the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) appointed Dr. Jeremy Burroughes, CDT Ltd., as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, during the annual General Assembly in Milan. Prof. Toshihide Kamata, AIST, and Stan Farnsworth, NovaCentrix Corp., are confirmed in their positions as Vice Chairman Asia and North America respectively. Jaap Lombaers, Holst Centre, is elected to be the new Vice Chairman Europe.

Chairman
Dr. Jeremy Burroughes, CDT Ltd, Great Britain

Vice Chairman Asia
Prof. Toshihide Kamata, AIST, Japan

Vice Chairman Europe
Jaap Lombaers, Holst Centre, Netherlands

Vice Chairman North America
Stan Farnsworth, NovaCentrix Corp., USA

Additional members of the board

Markus Bamberger, Merck KGaA, Germany
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann, pmTUC, Fraunhofer ENAS, Germany
Dr. Peter Fischer, Thin Film Electronics ASA, Norway
Laurent Jamet, ISORG SA, France
Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Thomas Kolbusch, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Germany
Thibaud Le Séguillon, Heliatek GmbH, Germany
Dr. Giovanni Nisato, CSEM SA, Switzerland

Dr. Jeremy Burroughes thanked Dr. Kirchmeyer, Heareus, who chaired OE-A for the past four years: "Stephan Kirchmeyer has significantly strengthened OE-A’s position as the international leading network for our industry. He provided very important impulses towards the continuous internationalization of the organization, as well as pinpointed the industry requirements. We are extremely pleased that he will continue supporting OE-A as member of the board."

After 10 years as (Vice) Chairman, Wolfgang Mildner, MSWtech, has decided not to run as candidate anymore. On behalf of OE-A, Dr. Klaus Hecker, Managing Director, expressed his gratitude to Wolfgang Mildner for his countless services towards the organization.

"Printed electronics has already been applied in various sectors, ranging from the automotive industry to consumer electronics," explains the new OE-A Chairman Burroughes. "OE-A will continue to actively support the further commercialization of our industry. The key points of focus include: strengthening the international presence, expanding the cooperation with end-users, and standardization."

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