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PEOPLE

Open
Team­work

We are a diverse team of industry experts with a focus on networking and managing perfect imple­men­ta­tion projects. Together with our part­ners and members from busi­ness, poli­tics and science, we are always ready to support you in your mission and the success of your Industry 4.0 projects. Below you’ll read more about who is chal­lenging the status quo on your behalf.

EXEC­U­TIVE

EXEC­U­TIVE BOARD

Dr. Chris­tian Liedtke
OI4 Pres­i­dent
LinkedIn

KUKA AG

Hans-Jürgen Huber
OI4 Vice-Pres­i­­dent
LinkedIn

Endress+Hauser Digital Solu­tions

Dr. Marius Grath­wohl
OI4 Vice-Pres­i­­dent
LinkedIn

MULTIVAC Sepp Haggen­müller SE & Co. KG

Georg Kube
OI4 Board Member
LinkedIn

SAP

Gerd Hoppe
OI4 Board Member

Beck­hoff Automa­tion GmbH & Co. KG

Jan-Rémi Fromentin
OI4 Board Member
LinkedIn

ifm elec­tronic gmbh

Sebas­tian Hilscher
Board Member
LinkedIn

Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemau­toma­tion mbH

ADVI­SORY

ADVI­SORY BOARD

Chris­tian Wendler
Former Chief Exec­u­tive Officer (CEO)
LinkedIn

Lenze SE

Gebhard Kübler
Entre­pre­neur & Managing Director
LinkedIn

Kübler Group

Georg Stawowy
Chief Exec­u­tive Officer (CEO)
LinkedIn

Chris­tian Bürkert GmbH & Co. KG​

Hartmut Rauen
Deputy Chief Exec­u­tive Officer
LinkedIn

VDMA e.V.

Michael Marhofer
Chief Exec­u­tive Officer (CEO)
LinkedIn

ifm group se

Nikolai Ensslen
Founder & CEO
LinkedIn

Synap­ticon GmbH

Dr. Peter Koehler
Entre­pre­neur & Consul­tant
LinkedIn

Inde­pen­dent

Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Viethen
Chief Exec­u­tive Officer (CEO)

Murrelek­tronik Group

CORE

OI4 Core Team

Ekrem Yigit­doel
Managing Director
LinkedIn

Digi­tal­iza­tion of shop floors is a team effort! My passion? To connect tech­nology, experts, deci­sion makers and part­ners with indus­trial compa­nies.

Anna C. Prin­ci­pato
Members & Inter­na­tional Partner Mgmt.
LinkedIn

As a commu­ni­ca­tions expert, I connect people, foster collab­o­ra­tion & build strategic part­ner­ships to drive inno­va­tion and expand our alliance.

Chris­tian Hein­rich
Strategic Project- & Product Manager
LinkedIn

Passionate about turning complex indus­trial chal­lenges into open, inter­op­er­able solu­tions — espe­cially through AAS and collab­o­ra­tive inno­va­tion.

Christoph Hock
Strategic Project- & Product Manager
LinkedIn

Hi, I’m Christoph. Passionate about robotic automa­tion, I’ve been helping OI4 members launch customer projects since April 2023.

Ekate­rina Dyubanova
Marketing & Commu­ni­ca­tions
LinkedIn

I’ve been with OI4 since the early days, combining my expe­ri­ence on both the member and agency sides to drive impactful marketing and commu­ni­ca­tion.

Lucas Wolf
Tech­nical Content Manager
LinkedIn

I lead content strategy across plat­forms, aligning messaging with orga­ni­za­tional goals and guiding the creation of impactful media and publi­ca­tions.

Malte Metzelder
Branch- & Oper­a­tions Manager
LinkedIn

I’m the bridge between the team and our OI4 Board, handling oper­a­tions and admin to keep things running smoothly.

Michelle Diaz
Back Office Coor­di­na­tion & Mgmt. Assis­tant
LinkedIn

I support the Managing Director and team in advancing strategy and oper­a­tions, drawing on my back­ground in auditing and control­ling.

Sanna Rieder
Agile Lead­er­ship & Strategic Growth
LinkedIn

Shaped by years in fast-paced startup envi­ron­ments, I specialize in agile lead­er­ship, strategic product devel­op­ment, and turning your ideas into impact.