Executive Board

The IFR Executive Board consists of not more than twelve voting members, including the President, the Vice President, and two representatives of the Research Committee. Two members present North America, Europe, Japan, Rest of the World, and Others. The Secretary General has no voting rights. 

Shinsuke Sakakibara

Japan

President
Fanuc Ltd.

Arturo Baroncelli

Italy

Vice President
COMAU

Thilo Brodtmann

Germany

Delegate for Others
VDMA

Jeff Burnstein

United States

Delegate for North America
RIA

John Dulchinos

United States

Delegate for North America
Adept

Hiroshi Fujiwara

Japan

Delegate for Japan
JARA

Manfred Gundel

Germany

Delegate for Europe
KUKA Roboter

Alexander Verl

Germany

Chairman Research Committee
IPA Fraunhofer Institute

Jong-Oh Park

South Korea

Representative Research Committee
Chonnam University

Gudrun Litzenberger

Germany

General Secretary
VDMA