ZVEI President

Dr. Gunther Kegel has been President of the ZVEI since October 2020 and BDI Vice President since November 2020.

Dr. Gunther Kegel has been involved in the ZVEI since 1992, serving on the ZVEI Executive Board since 1998 and as Vice President from 2017 to 2020. He was also Chairman of the ZVEI Automation Association from 2007 to 2019.

The electrical engineer, who holds a doctorate from the Technical University of Darmstadt, joined Pepperl+Fuchs in 1990 and managed the company from 2001 to May 2025. Today, he is its Chief Representative.

Kegel was VDE President from 2016 to 2020. He is Chairman of the Exhibitor Advisory Board at Hannover Messe and has been a member of the DIN Executive Committee since 2021.