Associations - Andreas Pfannenberg becomes head of the industry association
The owner of the electrotechnology company Pfannenberg, Andreas Pfannenberg, will be the new Chairman of the Board of the Industrieverband Hamburg (IVH). The General Board elected him on Monday, the IVH announced on Tuesday. The current CEO Matthias Boxberger is leaving the association, as he is switching from energy service provider Hansewerk to grid operator Avacon in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, in September.
"My goal is to contribute to Hamburg becoming the largest industrial city in Germany and expanding its position. I want to participate in a industrial policy that focuses on our strengths and market forces," Pfannenberg stated. The transformation towards industrial decarbonization can only be successful if technology openness and inventiveness are promoted instead of bureaucracy. "Ideology must finally follow what is technically feasible again."
Pfannenberg's company in the Hamburg district of Allermohe was founded in 1954 and employs approximately 450 employees and employees. According to the statements, it developed among other things the spotlights with which the Eiffel Tower in Paris is illuminated. In total, Hamburg's industrial companies employ around 120,000 people. The IVH, founded in 1963, represents the interests of around 270 member companies according to the statements as the state representation of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI).
Andreas Pfannenberg, the new Chairman of the Board for the Industrieverband Hamburg (IVH), stated his desire to boost industry in Hamburg, aiming to make it the largest industrial city in Germany. He emphasized his commitment to an industrial policy that focuses on technological advancements and market forces, as he embarks on this role, previously leading Pfannenberg GmbH & Co. KG, an electrical engineering company based in the Hamburg district of Allermohe, also a member of associations such as the Industry Association (Industrieverband). With personal details not disclosed, the company, founded in 1954, employs approximately 450 individuals and has contributed significant innovation to the industry, including the spotlights illuminating the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The IVH itself, established in 1963, represents over 270 member companies, playing a crucial role as the state representation of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI), further expanding Hamburg's industrial presence and connections, particularly with locations like Helmstedt, Lower Saxony.
