BRUSSELS -- Following on from the Annual General Meeting held during Productronica in Munich, the members of the EIPC Board were asked to choose a new President, Vice Presidents and treasurer. Until now the Institute has been magnificently served by Mr. Alun Morgan, of Ventec, who has held the office since 2012, having been re-elected at the end of each term of office.

The votes were all received, and we are most pleased to announce that Rico Schluter Schlüter, of RS PCB Solutions in Belgium will serve as our President for the year 2026-2027.

Emma Hudson of EHTC and Thomas Michels of Ilfa GmbH will serve as Vice Presidents. In addition, Emma Hudson will continue in her role as Treasurer.

The other Directors are as follows: -

Chris Haley, Amphenol Invotec, UK

Antti Ojala, Aspocomp Oulu Oy, Finland

Samuel Bismuth, CCI Eurolam, France

Milena Magnani, Cistelaier Spa, Italy

Jon Custer-Topai Custer, Custer Consulting USA

Hubert Zimmermann, DYCONEX AG, Switzerland

Vincent Dronnet, Elvia Electronics, France

Stan Heltzel, ESA, The Netherlands

Joachim Verhegge, Group ACB NV, Belgium

Alexander Ippich, Isola, Germany

Martyn Gaudion, Polar Instruments, UK

Alun Morgan, Ventec Europe, UK

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