President & Executive Director
OPC Foundation
Stefan has been president of the OPC Foundation since 2018, coordinating the OPC expansion into the Internet of Things and Industrie4.0. Prior to that he was global vice president and was the catalyst for initiating liaisons with other industrial consortia. Stefan studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. Since 1995 he has worked for BECKHOFF Automation, starting as a software developer and later as lead product manager for PC-based automation, connectivity and embedded software products.