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EFC’s Business Sections Welcomes New Industrial Controls Vice Chair

February 26, 2025

EFC’s Business Sections Welcomes New Industrial Controls Vice Chair

EFC is pleased to announce Andreas Sobotta, Pilz, as the new Vice Chair role for the Industrial Controls business section.

Andreas Sobotta holds a Master of Physics degree from the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, in Germany. Throughout his professional career, he has been employed by various automation companies. In 1998, Andreas moved to Canada with his family, and since then gained experience in different industries. His previous employers include Phoenix Contact (Co-GM), Siemens (BU-leader), Festo (VP Marketing), and Hammond Manufacturing (North American VP Sales and Marketing).

For the last eight years, Andreas is CEO & GM of Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P. Under his leadership, sales of Pilz Canada nearly tripled, primarily through collaboration with distribution partners. Since March 2024, he is also the Regional VP for the Americas, being responsible for all Sales in North and South America. Andreas is also vice chairman of the Canadian mirror committee of ISO TC199, the technical committee that globally works on improvements of standards around safety of machinery.

The Industrial Controls business section represents manufacturers of products or assemblies of several types of control systems and associated instrumentation used for industrial process control.

EFC look forward to Andreas’ future contributions to the Industrial Controls business section as Vice Chair.

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