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News Release from: Fieldbus Foundation
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 March 2006
Yokogawa executive joins FF board
Shuzo Kaihori, vice president of the Industrial Automation business of Yokogawa, is to join other industry leaders on the Fieldbus Foundation board
The Fieldbus Foundation announce that Shuzo Kaihori, vice president of Industrial Automation Business Headquarters for Yokogawa Electric Corporation, has been appointed to its board of directors Mr Kaihori replaces board member Teruyoshi Minaki, who has served on the Foundation board for the past two years
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Mr Kaihori joins other automation industry leaders serving on the Foundation board.
In addition to Chairman John Berra of Emerson Process Management, members now include: Kenneth Deken, Rockwell Automation; David Eisner, Honeywell; Motofumi Matsumura, Fuji; Jim Porter, DuPont; Claude Ricaud, Schneider Electric; Ron Szanyi, ExxonMobil; Mark Taft, ABB; Hirozume Sone, Yamatake Corporation, John Eva, Invensys; and Hans-Georg Kumpfmueller, Siemens AG.
As the Fieldbus Foundation's newest director, Mr Kaihori looks forward to taking an active role in the future direction of Foundation fieldbus.
"I am honoured to have an opportunity to join the Foundation board," said Mr.Kaihori.
"Foundation fieldbus is recognized as a worldwide automation standard and is widening its application coverage, and I am looking forward to serving with my industry colleagues to help keep the technology beneficial to end users".
Fieldbus Foundation President and CEO Richard Timoney welcomed Mr Kaihori to the board of directors.
"Shuzo Kaihori will be a valuable contributor to our organization.
He has extensive knowledge of control systems application and is an enthusiastic and hard-working executive".
Mr Kaihori has had a lengthy career with Yokogawa Electric Corporation.
Currently the company's vice president of Industrial Automation at the business headquarters for Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Japan, his previous position was president of the Yokogawa Corporation of America.
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