Dr. Carsten Russner was unanimously elected as the new President of the European Technical Ceramics Federation (EuTeCer) on December 10. He now also represents technical ceramics on the Cerame-Unie Executive Committee.
"I am honored to chair such a dynamic and innovative industry at an international level," says Russner, "As the new president, I would like to strengthen communication within the individual sectors in Europe so that we can benefit from each other in the future." The Managing Director of the Kyocera subsidiary based in Selb, which specializes in fine ceramics, was chosen because of his more than 30 years of professional experience and his resulting technical expertise as well as his academic background. Russner studied mechanical engineering and holds a doctorate in production technology. He also holds a diploma in quality engineering. His activities also include deputy chairmanship of the Technical Ceramics Section of the VKI (Association of the Ceramic Industry).
EuTeCer is an association for technical ceramics with members in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Turkey, and is one of the nine sectors that make up Cerame-Unie, the umbrella organization of the European ceramics industry. Cerame-Unie provides the secretariat for seven of these ceramic sectors, including EuTeCer, while the other two secretariats are located in Hagen (EEA) and Brussels (EXCA). The members and associate members - both national associations and direct members - are based in 30 European countries, including 27 EU member states. According to its own figures, the ceramics industry comprises around 2,000 companies in the EU, including not only large international corporations but also a large proportion of SMEs (80%).
