The new Chairman of the ZVEI-Zentralverband Elektrotechnik und Elektronikindustrie [German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturer’s Association] will be Dr. Klaus Mittelbach. The 51-year old Mittelbach was the Manager of the Department of the Environment and Technology of the Federal Association of the German Industries (BDI) and member of the board of econsense Forum for Sustainable Development of the German Industry. Mittelbach takes over the position of the Chairman Gotthard Graß, who is taking up another activity. Currently the ZVEI has 1600 member companies.