The main board of the VDMA, has named Mr. Thilo Brodtmann as the new chief executive officer. He replaces Dr. Hannes Hesse, who has been the VDMA chief executive officer since 2001 and is in retirement starting in January 2015. Mr. Harmut Rauen was also named the deputy representative to Brodtmann. Brodtmann and Rauen both took office on February 1, 2015. Thilo Brodtmann completed his studies in economics…