Thomas H. Hagen, Chairman of the Weidmüller group is leaving the company after seven years. There is no information on his new position yet. The management of the company will temporarily be taken over by the present members of the board Werner Dilly and Dr. Joachim Belz. In the business year 2005 the Weidmüller group achieved a turnover of 385 M Euro and presently employs approximately 2,600 persons worldwide.