OE-A Elects New Board of Directors

The members of the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) elected a new Board of Directors at their annual General Assembly meeting. Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, chairman, and Prof. Toshihide Kamata, vice chairman Asia, were confirmed in their positions. Stan Farnsworth was elected to be the new vice chairman North America, and Wolfgang Mildner was elected to be the new vice chairman Europe.

The General Assembly of the OE-A took place on June 10, 2013 at the Fraunhofer EMFT in Munich, Germany. The new board represents the entire value chain of this emerging industry.

• Chairman: Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co KG, Germany.
• Vice Chairman North America: Stan Farnsworth, NovaCentrix, USA.
• Vice Chairman Asia: Prof. Toshihide Kamata, AIST, Japan.
• Vice Chairman Europe: Wolfgang Mildner, PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Additional board members:
• Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann, pmTUC, Fraunhofer ENAS, Germany.
• Dr. Jeremy Burroughes, CDT Ltd, Great Britain.
• Dr. Peter Fischer, Plastic Logic, Germany.
• Thomas Kolbusch, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Germany.
• Jaap Lombaers, Holst Centre, The Netherlands.
• Dr. Davor Sutija, Thin Film Electronics ASA, Norway.
• Dr. Mark Verrall, Merck Chemicals Ltd., Great Britain.

“In the past two years, we were able to significantly expand the international network of the OE-A along the entire value chain. The fact that the share of end-users among our members has grown disproportionately indicates that this young industry is now transitioning to mass production,” said Dr. Kirchmeyer, who has been leading the OE-A as chairman since 2011. He was re-elected to the position for an additional two years. “The new board reflects the international, global reach and membership structure of the OE-A.”