The members of the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) appointed Dr. Jeremy Burroughes, CDT Ltd., as the new chairman of the Board of Directors, during the annual General Assembly in Milan. Prof. Toshihide Kamata, AIST, and Stan Farnsworth, NovaCentrix Corp., were named vice chairman Asia and North America, respectively. Jaap Lombaers, Holst Centre, was selected to be the new vice chairman Europe.

Additional members of the board are Markus Bamberger, Merck KGaA; Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann, pmTUC, Fraunhofer ENAS;Dr. Peter Fischer, Thin Film Electronics ASA; Laurent Jamet, ISORG SA; Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG; Thomas Kolbusch, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH;Thibaud Le Séguillon, Heliatek GmbH; and Dr. Giovanni Nisato, CSEM SA.

Dr. Burroughes, thanked Dr. Kirchmeyer, who chaired OE-A for the past four years.

“Stephan Kirchmeyer has significantly strengthened OE-A’s position as the international leading network for our industry,” Dr. Burroughes said. “He provided very important impulses towards the continuous internationalization of the organization, as well as pinpointed the industry requirements. We are extremely pleased that he will continue supporting OE-A as member of the board.”

After 10 years as vice chairman, Wolfgang Mildner, MSWtech, has decided not to run as a candidate anymore. On behalf of OE-A, Dr. Klaus Hecker, managing director, expressed his gratitude to Mildner for his countless services toward the organization.

“Printed electronics has already been applied in various sectors, ranging from the automotive industry to consumer electronics,” said Burroughes. “OE-A will continue to actively support the further commercialization of our industry. The key points of focus include strengthening the international presence, expanding the cooperation with end-users, and standardization.”