Organic Electronics Association elects new Board of Directors

The General Assembly meeting of the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) took place on June 22nd, 2009 at the VDMA in Frankfurt, Germany. The new board represents the entire value chain of this emerging industry. Chairman: Wolfgang Mildner, PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Vice Chairman: Andrew Hannah, Plextronics Inc., USA Additional board members: - Dr. Pierre P. Barthélemy, Solvay S.A., Belgium - Prof. Dr. Reinhard R. Baumann, pmTUC, Germany - Dr. Michael Heckmeier, Merck Chemicals Ltd., Great Britain - Woolas Hsieh, Solarmer Energy, Inc., USA - Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, Germany - Thomas Kolbusch, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Germany - Jaap Lombaers, Holst Centre, The Netherlands - Philipp Weissel, plastic electronic GmbH, Austria €žIn the past two years, we were able to significantly extend the international network of the OE-A. The OE-A already has more than 120 members from around the world and continues to grow,“ says Wolfgang Mildner, who has been leading the OE-A as Chairman since its inception. He was reelected to the position for an additional two years. „The new board reflects the international, global reach and membership structure of the OE-A. Andrew Hannah, the Vice Chairman, adds: “The OE-A is the leading industry association in this field – established and run by its members. By opening an OE-A office in North America last year, we took an important step to ensure that our members’ interests are represented on a global basis. I look forward to supporting the continued expansion of our network, especially in North America.“ The new board of the OE-A (left to right): Woolas Hsieh (Solarmer Energy Inc.), Jaap Lombaers (Holst Centre), Philipp Weissel (plastic electronic GmbH), Wolfgang Mildner (PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG, Chairman OE-A), Dr. Pierre P. Barthélemy (Solvay S.A.), Andrew Hannah (Plextronics Inc., Vice Chairman OE-A), Dr. Klaus Hecker (OE-A Managing Director), Dr. Michael Heckmeier (Merck Chemicals Ltd.), Barbara Fisher (Regional Manager, OE-A North America), Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, (H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH). (Not pictured: Prof. Dr. Reinhard R. Baumann (pmTUC), Thomas Kolbusch (Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH)). -----About the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A)----- The Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) is a working group within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) and was founded in December 2004. The OE-A is the leading international industry association for organic and printed electronics and represents the entire value chain of this emerging industry. Our members are worldclass global companies and institutions, ranging from R&D institutes, component and material suppliers to producers and end-users. More than 120 companies from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia are working together to promote the establishment of a competitive production infrastructure for organic electronics. The vision of the OE-A is to build a bridge between science, technology and application. More than 3,000 member companies from the engineering industry make VDMA the largest industry association in Europe.