OPC Foundation Board of Directors Election 2021/2022
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OPC Foundation Board of Directors
Election 2021/2022
Profiles of the candidates
Russ Agrusa, Mitsubishi Electric
Matthias Damm, ascolab
Dr. Bernhard Eschermann, ABB
Andreas Faath, VDMA
Stefan Hoppe, Beckhoff Automation
Dr. Fabrice Jadot, Schneider-Electric
Gary Martz, Intel
Veronika Schmid-Lutz, SAP
Charlie Sheridan, Google Cloud
Dr. Juergen K. Weinhofer, Rockwell Automation
Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Russel L. Agrusa
CEO and President ICONICS
Introduction Person
I'm Russ Agrusa the CEO and founder of ICONICS, we are an international company with our headquarters
located in Foxboro MA. USA. As the leader of ICONICS for over 30 years I have been passionate about creating
innovative software products based on the OPC technology for manufacturing, Industry and Smart building
solutions. Since 1995, I was one of the few original supports who advocated for an international
interoperability standard, which came to be known as OPC. As a member of the OPC Board since 2003 I have
served on many OPC committees and today I am actively and passionately involved in evangelizing the OPC
Standard and OPC technology worldwide. Over the years ICONICS has produced many OPC products, including
OPC toolkits, OPC Servers and many SCADA, Historian, IoT and Cloud based automation products
Introduction Company
ICONICS produces groundbreaking automation software used in over 400,000 applications worldwide. Our
SCADA, IoT and cloud software solutions help customers such as Disney and Universal Studios monitor and
control their attractions to helping run airports such as London's Heathrow and NYC's LaGuardia. ICONICS has
received many industry awards and ICONICS is a 9-time Microsoft Partner of the year award winner. Microsoft
uses our OPC solution to operate over 350 smart buildings and campuses worldwide.
In 2019 ICONICS was acquired by Mitsubishi Electric of Tokyo Japan. Our synergy is advancing the OPC
communications interoperability standard across many products families within Mitsubishi Electric. ICONICS
and Mitsubishi Electric have a long history of working with the OPC Foundation and the Mitsubishi has
executive commitment to the OPC Standards and actively supports the OPC FLC initiatives by participating in
many OPC Foundation working groups and by adopting OPC UA in a wide variety of its products.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
Since 1995, I have personally contributed to OPC's early success and ICONICS has played an important role
over the years, significantly contributing to the development and adoption of the first OPC and OPC UA
standards and technology.
My motivation is to earn your vote to continue my work as a member of the OPC Foundation Board so that I
can contribute to OPC's digital transformation and adoption as the interoperability standard for new IoT,
Digital Twins, and Cloud based solutions of the future.
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Matthias Damm
Executive Director
Introduction Person
After finishing his Diploma of Electrical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences in Schweinfurt,
Germany, he worked as team lead of an OPC development team at Siemens Industrial Services. In 2003 he
founded ascolab with two colleagues. At ascolab he is one of the executive directors and responsible for OPC
Consulting & Standardization.
Matthias is member of the OPC Foundation board of directors, technical control board, technical advisory
council and one of the editors in the OPC UA working group. In addition he is active in several OPC UA
collaboration working groups. He is the chairman of the OPC Device Integration working group and the PubSub
Prototyping working group. In other working groups like OPC UA for AutoID he supports the working groups as
an OPC UA expert
Introduction Company
The ascolab GmbH is an international operating corporation dedicated to industrial communication. The
vendor independent consulting and developing services is mainly focused on the open communication
standard OPC. As competent partner we design and realize complex communication solutions. Our individual,
flexible and efficient customer services start from technology training and consulting, planning and design
phase, includes realization and development, and completes with live cycle and long term maintenance.
We advise and assist server- and client-sided software development including certification.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
I am active in OPC Foundation working groups since more then 20 years and part of the core team for the
development of the OPC Unified Architecture since the working group started in 2003. I have a very high
interest in the success of the OPC Foundation and the adoption of the developed specifications.
As member of the OPC Foundation board of directors I was able to contribute to the growth of the OPC
Foundation in the last six years. Iwant to continue this successful work as member of the board of directors
team.
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Bernhard Eschermann
CTO lndustrial Automation
Introduction Person
Bernhard Eschermann is CTO of ABB’s Industrial Automation business and member of ABB’s Group Technology
Leadership Team since 2013. He joined ABB in 1993 and has since held a variety of management positions.
Prior to his current role he served as General Manager of ABB’s Power Semiconductors business. Earlier he was
Managing Director for ABB’s Corporate Research Center in Switzerland.
Outside of ABB, he serves on the Innovation Council of Innosuisse, the Swiss federal agency for the promotion of
innovation projects. He is also a member of Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences (SATW) and a member of the
board of Hasler Foundation. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany,
and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Introduction Company
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and
industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification,
robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to
new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, and 2019 revenues of around 28
billion USD, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.
ABB joined OPC Foundation in 1997 and since then has contributed significantly to its work groups, including
the creation of OPC UA. In recent years, ABB was particularly active to support OPC UA over TSN and OPC UA
over APL as future standard field level communication stacks.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
I have been serving on the board of the OPC Foundation since November 2018. In my view, OPC Foundation
is uniquely positioned to provide solutions to three challenges:
-Provide a consistent information model from the sensor to the cloud, enabling applications to take full
advantage of this model on each layer of the automation pyramid.
-Provide a consistent information model across multiple forms of field communication, including the support
of universally accepted future field level communication stacks (both wired and wireless), which should
enable to connect devices from any supplier.
-Provide a common technology across multiple industries including discrete, hybrid and process, enabling
to drive economies of scale.
I see my role on the board to support creating the right environment for the success of this evolution.
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Andreas Faath
Head of lnteroperability
Introduction Person
Andreas Faath, VDMA, Head of lnteroperability and designated representative for the OPC Foundation, is
responsible for the VDMA's OPC UA activities in which more than 600 companies worldwide are involved. This
positions him as an important contact for the international mechanical and plant engineering industry
regarding OPC UA standardization. Due to the close cooperation with numerous companies in the mechanical
and plant engineering industry, he represents their wishes and requirements regarding OPC UA. Due to the
strong international political networks of the VDMA, Mr. Faath has successfully introduced the OPC UA
activities into the global politics. Prior to his employment at the VDMA, Mr. Faath studied mechanical and
process engineering and was a scientist at the Technical University of Darmstadt with focus on Digitalization
and llOT. Afterwards he worked in research and development for process optimization and digitalization in the
field of vehicle testing at General Motors.
Introduction Company
The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau – VDMA)
has its headquarters in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and represents globally around 3,300 members, making it
the largest industry association in Europe, maybe the world. It has international offices in China, Japan, India,
Russia, Brasil, Austria and Brussels. The Association represents world wide the interests of the predominantly
medium-sized companies in the mechanical engineering industry towards policymakers and society, as well as
towards business, the scientific community, public authorities and the media. In the field of OPC UA, the
VDMA hosts more than 35 OPC UA Companion Specification working groups and has involved over 600
companies from all over the world. Thus, the VDMA is the voice and the global gravitational center for the
development of OPC UA Companion Specifications for the mechanical and plant engineering industry.
The association was founded in 1892
My motivation as a candidate for the board
I would like to support the OPC Foundation by joining the Board of Directors, to promote the adaptation of
OPC UA Companion Specifications and to focus more on the needs of OPC UA users. In addition to the
technical interoperability of OPC UA, my goal is to strengthen the semantic interoperability through OPC UA
Companion Specifications and to promote adaptation and harmonization worldwide.
I will use my network on the one hand to anchor OPC UA even more strongly in politics and on the other hand
to better integrate user requirements into the activities of the OPC Foundation. Due to the numerous
standardization projects in which the VDMA is involved, I will act as a mouthpiece for the European and
international mechanical and plant engineering industry.
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Stefan Hoppe
Senior Manager Strategy Technologies
Introduction Person
Stefan Hoppe is the OPC Foundation President since end 2018 coordinating the OPC expansion into the
Internet of Things & Industrie4.0. Stefan has been the Global Vice President since 2014 and the President of
the OPC Europe organization since 2010 being the catalyst for initiating liaisons with other industrial
consortiums that has resulted in OPC working groups developing companion specifications for the
organizations respective information models - for example, in 2006 he proposed the joint working group
OPCF with PLCopen before becoming its leader in 2009.
Stefan Hoppe studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. Since 1995 he
has worked for BECKHOFF Automation, starting as a software developer (also for OPC classic) later as a lead
Product Manager for "TwinCAT automation sweat" with focus on PC based Automation, connectivity and
embedded software products.
Introduction Company
Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology. The product range covers
lndustrial PCs, l/O and Fieldbus Components, Drive Technology and automation software. Products that can be
used as separate components or integrated into a complete and seamless control system are available for all
industries. The Beckhoff "New Automation Technology" philosophy represents universal and open control and
automation solutions that are used worldwide in a wide variety of different applications.
Beckhoff supports open standards - e.g. the potential of OPC UA was recognized early on and innovatively
integrated into products: (Beckhoff OPC UA) 2007 world's first OPC UA server worldwide integrated in an
embedded PLC (certified 2008) / 2009 world's first lEC61131-3-based OPC UA client in the PLC / 2014 first SoA-
PLC worldwide that allows remote procedure calls into the PLC.
Today Beckhoff colleagues actively support the OPC Foundation in various working groups
My motivation as a candidate for the board
Since I started my career at Beckhoff in 1995, the world of OPC has accompanied me in various activities.
Today, 25 years later, I look back with gratitude for Hans Beckhoff's support, but also with pride and humility on
the journey I have made. It is a great honor for me to be the president of the OPC Foundation and to join with
many others in advancing the OPC UA standard as an important building block for the digitalization of the
automation world. Successful and growing eco-systems face the challenge to involve more players on the one
hand, but on the other hand to remain capable of acting (and to leave politics at the door if possible)
I ask for your vote in order to continue to actively address the right course of action on the Board of
Directors:
- Expansion of collaborations for further markets - Harmonization of common data & interfaces
- Expansion of Validation & Certification - Harmonization of UA in Process and Factory
- Spread of UA technology especially in the ITworld
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/ 2022 - OPCFoundation Board of Director
Fabrice Jadot
SVP Industrial Automation Incubator
Introduction Person
Fabrice first joined Schneider Electric in 1997 focusing on motor control within R&D as part of the variable
speed drives activity, He then took different managerial positions to become Offer & Technology Officer for
the Motion & Drives Line of Business in charge of worldwide offer creation. In 2012, he joined the corporate
organization of the company as the Strategy and Innovation Platforms VP dealing with cross-business
technology platforms. In 2014, Fabrice took the role of SVP Technology & Innovation and Chief Technology
Officer for the Industry Business. He was chairman of ODVA till 2019. He is member of the board of OPCF. He
was a pioneer of OPC UA FLC. Since 2019, he has the lead of the Industrial Automation Incubator to create a
software defined hardware automation system. Fabrice graduated from Catholic University of LOUVAIN,
LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, BELGIUM, CESAME (Centre for Systems Engineering) Doctoral degree in Mathematical
Engineering, Specialization in Control.
Introduction Company
With more than 135,000 employees in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric is strategically placed in
geographic hubs, closer to our customers and employees. We are serving our customers in four growing end
markets: Buildings, Data Centers, Industry and Infrastructure. For Industry Business, our main markets are in
discrete, hybrid and process. With EcoStruxure, Schneider Electric is engaged for more than 10 years in open
architecture based on Ethernet-based communication protocols including connected products, edge control
and software notably through AVEVA in partnership with Microsoft.
• Involvement in FLC at all levels of the organization: Steering Committee, Chair & Editor of technical and
marketing Working Groups and involvement of experts.
• Key role in the creation of OPC Foundation France composed with local actors (providers, institutions, End
Users). Schneider Electric is ensuring the Chair position from 2019.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
1. Be in the driver seat to prepare the future of industrial automation: data will be the new source of profit for
customers in the years to come. Access to data through protocols as well as understanding of data through
models will be key to unleash the potential of IIoT/I4.0. Enabling exchange of data throughout the ISA95
automation pyramid is required to seamlessly integrate all things together while making value of data on-
premise and/or off-premise. It will enable all players in the value chain to focus on innovation rather than to
worry about communication. It will contribute to improve flexibility of evolution, accelerate return on
investments and reduce waste of time.
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Gary Martz
Director lndustrial loT Standards and Open
Source Software
Introduction Person
Gary Martz is the Director of Industrial IoT Standards and Open Source Software at Intel Corporation. In this
role Gary leads a team defining and implementing the industrial IoT standards and open source strategy for
Intel's Industrial Solutions Division. Currently on the board of directors at The Open Group, Gary also has
extensive standards governing experience on the boards of directors for the Wi-Fi Alliance, Open Connectivity
Foundation, and the Open Mobile Alliance. In addition to helping build the standards and open source
foundation for Industrial IoT, Gary also participates in the definition of both licensed and unlicensed Industrial
wireless standards as part of Intel Corporation’s Next Generation Standards team. Gary holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington (’95) and an MBA from the
University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business (’00).
Introduction Company
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa
Clara, California. Intel strives to create world-changing technology that enriches the lives of every person on
earth. This includes driving innovation that makes the world safer, builds healthy and vibrant communities,
and increases productivity. Intel harnesses its reach around the globe to better society, business, and the
planet. And Intel pushes our industry peers to be more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable. Intel is a strong
proponent of open ecosystems and a leader in investing in open technology standards and open source
software. Intel has big ambitions, and a growing sense of urgency to work with others and address world
challenges no one company can tackle alone.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
For over a decade I have enjoyed serving on governing boards that develop technology standards. My passion
continues to be working with the breadth of technology solutions and their substantial influence on
international business. My governing experience spans communications technologies (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 5G,
and IoT communication frameworks), industrial solutions (process automation and energy), and
data/information models. My focus is helping organizations set and achieve the goals of their membership.
In the role as a Director for the OPC Foundation I will help OPC members deliver and build ecosystem support
for their near-term goals such as deterministic UA, field-level communications, harmonization of companion
specifications, and provisioning services. I will also use my previous governing experience to help the OPC
Foundation board evaluate and set goals for future areas of organizational growth that will best meet
member needs.
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Veronika Schmid-Lutz
Introduction Person
Veronika joined SAP in 1995 as a developer in manufacturing and contributed to several applications in ERP
Production Planning (PP) and Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO).
After leading various development organizations within SAP Veronika took over the role of Director Solution
Management and Development Industry Business Unit Mill Products in 2003. In 2008 Veronika assumed the
role of Head of Delivery Management Manufacturing.
From May 2010 until July 2020 Veronika was the Chief Product Owner for Manufacturing at SAP and in this
role responsible for the roadmap as well as the success of the manufacturing products of SAP.
Veronika holds a Diploma of Precision Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Ulm/Germany. In
2015 Veronika was elected as a board member of the OPC Foundation. Since March 2018 Veronika is the chair
of the board of directors of the OPC Foundation.
Introduction Company
SAP's strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise
application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 77% of the world's
transaction revenue touches an SAP® system. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced
analytics technologies help turn customers' businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and
organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition.
We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want - without
disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25
industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of
customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people's
lives. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
As an engineer working for many years in the IT domain I'm very excited about the capabilities of OPC UA. OPC
makes it much easier and much more secure to integrate devices on the shop floor with IT Applications
onPremise and in the cloud.
As the current chair of the board of the OPC Foundation I'm very delighted and encouraged to see the
increasing momentum in OPC UA
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Profiles of the Candidates - Election 2021/2022 - OPC Foundation Board of Director
Charlie Sheridan
CTO Manufacturing lndustry Vertical
Introduction Person
Charlie is a 30 year industry technology veteran covering Industrial networking, IoT, Big Data and AI in
Manufacturing, Semiconductor and Automotive verticals. He has gained international experience through
working and living in many countries, holds 8 patents, published books and contributed to industry standards.
He has deep expertise and understanding of the challenges faced by all companies across the industrial
supply chain.
Charlie, through his previous company became a founding member and program steering committee
member for the OPC Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative launched in November 2018 where he
contributed resources to the effort. In addition he has international experience with Sematech ISMI working
groups, has participated in European Commission policy and research programs. Charlie is highly
collaborative, passionate for technology and firm believer in driving open standards through industry
collaboration.
Introduction Company
Google Cloud delivers enterprise-grade cloud solutions that leverage Google's technology with
interoperability, leading infrastructure, platform capabilities and industry solutions. In line with Google Clouds
Industrie 4.0 effort, Google Cloud will use the OPC UA open standard to incorporate machine data into our
data analytics and AI capabilities, ultimately driving new capability and performance within the factory. By
driving AI across the value chain, our goal is to provide flexibility and choice at industrial scale.
Google believes that open source is good for everyone, it enables and encourages collaboration and the
development of technology in solving real world problems. We are active in over 2000 open source
projects and look forward to collaborating with the OPC Foundation.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
My motivation is to bring my many years of diverse international technology vision, management and
mentorship experience to help charter the next generation of OPC technologies. Collectively with fellow OPC
members we can shape the future industrial world, in a collaborative and open manner. Moreover I will
champion and evangelize the OPC foundation, extending its reach beyond the current industrial forums
resulting in increased global impact for the foundation.
The next five years of technology advancement shall have a profound effect on the future of Industrial
automation, the OPC Foundation has a great opportunity to accelerate and shape that vision. I pledge my full
support and commitment to turn the vision into reality and measurable impact.
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Dr. Jürgen Weinhofer
Vice President
Introduction Person
Jürgen Weinhofer is vice president of the Common Architecture & Technology organization, reporting to the
Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Jürgen is responsible for driving innovation, improving user experience
by ensuring common system behavior, and enabling the Connected Enterprise by delivering common
components including communications capabilities for all Rockwell Automation products.
Jürgen joined Rockwell Automation in 1997 and personally supported the OPC Foundation since 2013.
Jürgen earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology in Graz, Austria
and an MBA from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He also has a doctor of science degree from
Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria.
Introduction Company
Rockwell Automation is the largest company in the world that is dedicated to industrial automation and
information. Across the globe, the flagship Allen-Bradley® and FactoryTalk® product brands are recognized for
excellence.
Rockwell Automation was a founder of the OPC Foundation and has been supporting the development of OPC
technologies ever since.
Rockwell Automation is committed to enabling the next generation of smart manufacturing.
My motivation as a candidate for the board
I am excited about the opportunity to help the OPC Foundation in expanding the delivered value of OPC
technologies from the simplest device all the way to innovative software applications in the cloud, and
supporting the further proliferation of OPC technologies across the industry.
I believe the OPC Foundation has the unique opportunity to further harmonize the communication standards
in the industrial automation market through the development and introduction of Field Level
Communications (FLC). For that reason, I have been driving the creation and development of the FLC initiative
from the beginning. This industry-wide collaboration will provide us with the additional opportunity of
bringing the discrete and process solutions together.
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