Enerhard Klotz

Head of Industry 4.0 Campaign Festo AG & Co. KG
Germany

Eberhard studied Communication Engineering first and did later an European Executive MBA at Henley Management College. He has working experience with Mannesmann-Kienzle, Siemens, Bosch and started at Festo in 1990. He has been always in touch with latest fieldbus and communication technology. For 9 years he carried out R&D related tasks like project management, and for further 7 years he was Product Manager for valve terminals, fieldbus systems and remote I/O products. More than 9 years ago he was appointed to lead the campaign of intelligent automation (180 mio € turnover) and took over the position as Head of Marketing Products and Technologies. Recently, he is responsible for Festo's Industry 4.0 campaign.

Eberhard is married with two children. He enjoys singing and has been conducting choirs for more than 35 years, and initiated the Festo AirVoices which performed e.g. Handel's Messiah 2016.