Press release
Blieskastel, 27th May 2015
New organisation for the EEBus initiative for smart connectivity
Johannes Hauck, Hager Group, is nominated for the Executive board
For smart homes: tebis KNX domovea for intelligent building automation
Bosch, EnBW, Hager Group and SMA are represented in the now seats large Executive
Board / Increased international orientation / Dietmar Schneider appointed as new Managing Director
The EEBus Initiative, a leading alliance for the Internet of Things, with the market leading international companies in the energy, electronic and ICT sectors, is adapting its executive structure
to a significant enlarged international area of operations. “After the EEBus initiative has announced strategic liaison agreements with other international leading alliances, like OIC, Energy@home and Agora over the last 12 months, the extension of its executive structure, is the
next logical step in an ongoing strong positioning on the global market” outlines Peter Kellendonk (1st Chairman): due to this, we extend the Executive Board from two to six seats, create
an Advisory Board and appoint an international experienced manager to be Managing Director”.
Representatives from Hager Group, Bosch, EnBW and SMA will augment the Executive Board.
“Due to our broadly-based line up, consisting of varying functions and trades combined with the
usage of international networks, we are increasing the international significance and impact of
our alliance”, assures Dr. Thomas Finke, who represents Bosch in the Executive Board. “Our
diverse and domain-crossing member structure allows us the consideration of the varying requirements for each domain regarding the EEBus Data models and use cases”, is Tom Rudolph
convinced, who represents SMA in the Executive Board:” Thus we create trade crossing acceptance and assure the implementation of the EEBus Concept in an wide variety of products
for the Smart Home and Smart Grid.” The Advisory Board is formed out of experienced ManagLegal form: Societas Europaea
Head office: Blieskastel
Registration office: Saarbrücken HRB16434
Board of Directors: Daniel Hager (Chief Executive Officer), Philippe Ferragu, Bertrand Schmitt
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Besides the existing Directors Peter Kellendonk (1st Chairman, Kellendonk Group) and Dr. Bernhard Thies (2nd Chairman,VDE), the
Executive Board will consist of Johannes Hauck (Hager Group),
Dr.Thomas Finke (Bosch), Til Landwehrmann (EnBW) and Tom
Rudolph (SMA). Members of the Advisory Board are Josef
Baumeister (BSH) as expert on standardization as well as Mark
Kruisbergen (Market director Solar Nederland B.V.) as specialist for
the trade / retail sector.
The new appointed Managing Director of the EEBus Initiative is Dietmar Schneider, who has a
vast amount of expert knowledge as former Head of Sales Europe at Osram and as Chairman
of the Board of Voltimum, an international leading internet portal for electrical engineering. ”Besides the groundbreaking strategic liaisons on a global scale, the election of representatives,
from market leading and innovation driving companies, in the Executive Board, is another essential step to secure the role as an powerful and qualified partner nationally and internationally.”, outlines Schneider. Furthermore the newly elected Advisory Board brings new expertise in
the important fields of standardization and trade/retail to the table. Schneider: “Apart from the
gained reach and significance on the global scale, this aspects increase our attractiveness for
new members which are seeking solutions to adapt their business models to the Internet of
Things.”
About EEBus Initiative e.V.
The EEBus Initiative e.V. networks the leading companies, associations
and stakeholders in the German and international energy, telecommunications and electrical industry. As a non-profit organization the EEBus Initiative drives the development and standardization of a technology-neutral
and interoperable connectivity-concept for the Smart Home together with
the KNX association. Through our combined strengths and competence
we open up a new interdisciplinary market for smart connectivity. Our
interoperability is based on a technology-neutral information layer and the
corresponding data models. Due to this we are able to implement varying domain-specific communication technologies. For IP based communication the EEBus Initiative develops the SHIP (Smart Home IP) Protocol. Furthermore the
interaction of devices within different use cases is defined. All specifications become part of international Smart Grid
and Smart Home standards (mainly IEC and CENELEC). To learn more, visit www.eebus.org. or our member list:
http://www.eebus.org/en/about-us/members/
About Hager Group
Hager was founded in 1955 in Ensheim, Saarland - Germany. The group is today a leading supplier of solutions and
services for electrical installations in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Its range of solutions and services extends from energy distribution to cable management and from security systems to building automation.
As an independent family-owned and run company based in Blieskastel, Germany, Hager Group is one of the industry's innovation leaders. 11,400 employees generate a turnover of 1.7 billion euros. Components and applications are
produced in 23 locations around the globe and customers in more than 95 countries all over the world trust in them.
Thanks to this mutual trust the company built its success.
www.hagergroup.com
Legal form: Societas Europaea
Head office: Blieskastel
Registration office: Saarbrücken HRB16434
Board of Directors: Daniel Hager (Chief Executive Officer), Philippe Ferragu, Bertrand Schmitt
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Photos
- Photos 1 and 2 : tebis KNX domovea shows building
automation technology in a new light. All available building functions can be controlled using the intuitive user
interface: lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
blinds and much more.
- Photo 3: at the heart of smart homes : the Hager
distribution panel
- Photo 4: Johannes Hauck, Corporate Strategy and
Business Development Hager Group
Claire Freudenberger
Manager Corporate Public Relations
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Head office: Blieskastel
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Board of Directors: Daniel Hager (Chief Executive Officer), Philippe Ferragu, Bertrand Schmitt
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