Dear readers,
with effect from the end of December 2011, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gotthard Wolf stepped down as managing director of the German Foundry Association (BDG), chief executive of the German Foundrymen's Association (VDG), and managing director of the Institute of Foundry Technology (IfG). It was his own decision to leave the institute and the associations to devote himself to a new professional challenge. When the BDG was founded in 2008, Mr Wolf joined it as head of the technology department, having already directed and managed the IfG since 1995. "We deeply regret Professor Wolf's resignation, and we are profoundly grateful to him for his enduring and valuable contribution towards the success of the institute and the two associations. Specifically, he transformed the Institute of Foundry Technology into a research and consultation centre that is now recognised nationally as well as internationally. In the two associations, he very successfully promoted research and the training of young foundrymen. Accordingly, we wish Professor Wolf the best of success in dealing with his new challenges," said Stefan Mettler, president of BDG and VDG, expressing his gratitude to Mr Wolf for his eminent achievements on behalf of the industry.
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Stefan Mettler
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