EnOcean names new CEO

EnOcean GmbH (Oberhaching, Germany): Laurent Giai-Miniet has been appointed CEO Together with Andreas Schneider, Chief Marketing Officer, and Uwe Thumm, CFO, he will promote the company's technology and drive business growth on a global scale. He ...
Sept. 30, 2011
EnOcean GmbH (Oberhaching, Germany): Laurent Giai-Miniet has been appointed CEO Together with Andreas Schneider, Chief Marketing Officer, and Uwe Thumm, CFO, he will promote the company's technology and drive business growth on a global scale. He will replace Markus Brehler, who has left the company. Giai-Miniet spent 20 years with Texas Instruments (TI), where he has held several management positions. Most recently he was general manager for Low Power RF Products (LPRF), based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 2001, EnOcean manufactures and markets wireless modules that draw their power from the surrounding environment through energy harvesting. They draw energy from movement, light or differences in temperature to enable fully energy-autonomous and maintenance-free solutions for building and industrial automation. There are already more than 200,000 buildings that use EnOcean wireless sensors, and over 800 interoperable products.

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