EPMA Council Information

EPMA Constitution
Under the EPMA's Constitution authority is vested in the General Assembly of members, which meets annually. A Council, directly or through its Executive Board, implements policies and decisions of the General Assembly and ensures effective operation between Assemblies. Day-to-day management is in the hands of the Executive Director and his office

The Council
The EPMA Constitution required the Council to be composed of a minimum of seven individuals with voting power and appointed by the General Assembly. In practice, the Council has always been larger than its permitted minimum. Initially, it was constituted with 12 members and has since been increased to 16.

Seats on Council are allocated according to the number of Full Members in each of the sectors making up the EPMA's spectrum of interest; at the same time, consideration is given to ensuring an equitable geographical spread of Council members around Europe. The EPMA elected a new Council and Executive Board for a 3 year term from 2007 - 2010. The election was held during the Association's 18th General Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey.

The full make up of the present EPMA Council is as follows:

The following members were elected to EPMA Council for the period 2010 - 2013:

  Representing PM Parts Sector
Dr Volker Arnhold, GKN Sinter Metals, Germany
Mr Peter Kjeldsteen, Sintex A/S, Denmark
Dr Michael Krehl, PMG Sinter Holding , Luxembourg
Dr Cesar Molins, AMES SA, Spain
Dr Harald Neubert, Miba AG, Austria

Representing Metal Powder Sector
Mr Philipp Gundermann, Erasteel , France
Mr Greg Lavalee, Rio Tinto Group, Germany
Mr Jan Tengzelius, Höganäs AB , Sweden
Mr Thomas Witheford, Hoeganaes Corp, Germany

Representing Equipment Sector
Mr Ingo Cremer, Cremer Thermoprozessanlagen GmbH, Germany
Mr Thomas Lambrecht, Dost Maschinen u Anlagenbau , Germany

Representing Refractory & Hard Materials Sectors
Dr Lorenz Sigl, PLANSEE SE, Austria
Dr Henk van den Berg, Kennametal Technologies GmbH, Germany

Representing PM Semi-Finished Products
Dr Pierre Blanchard, Aubert & Duval Holding , France

Representing MIM Sector
Dr Martin Blömacher, BASF AG, Germany
Dr Bruno Vincenzi, MIMitalia srl, Italy

9. ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS OF EPMA BOARD (2010-2013)  

The following officers were elected for the period 2010 - 2013 

President - Ingo Cremer
Vice Presidents - Volker Arnhold, Michael Krehl, Cesar Molins, Harald Neubert, Jan Tengzelius
Treasurer - Philippe Gundermann