FDT appoints new Managing Director

June 22, 2009
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Flavio Tolfo, Managing Director for the last three years, will take his retirement as of July 1, 2009. The new managing Director will be Glenn Schulz.

June 22, 2009 - The FDT Group Board of Directors announces that Flavio Tolfo, the Managing Director of the group for the last three years will take his retirement as of July 1, 2009. After establishing the FDT Group in 2006, Flavio was a key contributor to establish the FDT Group into what it is today. The new managing Director will be Glenn Schulz. Glenn has a broad experience in the automation business, working for technology driven companies for 15 years. Between 1995 and 2007, Glenn was working for Rockwell Automation. In this function, he served as Vice President in the FDT Group Executive Committee and fulfilled the function of Secretary of the Board for FDT Group from 2005 to 2007. Glenn was also actively involved in the establishment of the FDT Group as an international non-profit legal entity with the Belgium Crown. He authored the bylaws, anti-trust, and other key legal documents for review by the legal counsel. In this same period, he served as a public spokesperson for the organization. As of July 1, Glenn will be based in Landau in der Pfalz, Germany. The FDT Group Head office and Business office will remain at the current address in Brussels. About the FDT Group AISBL The FDT Group AISBL is a non-profit corporation consisting of over 70 leading process and factory automation companies worldwide whose major purpose is to provide an open and non proprietary interface for the integration of field devices with engineering, automation and asset management systems. In this environment, end users, manufacturers, universities and research organizations are working together to develop the technology, provide development tools, support and training, coordinate field trials and demonstrations, and enable product interoperability. Learn More

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