HARTING – Connecting the All Electric Society – Philip Harting celebrates his 50th birthday

September 11, 2024
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A great reason to celebrate at the HARTING Technology Group: CEO Philip Harting turns 50. 

 

Together with his family and the Management Board, he is shaping the family-owned company into a leading global player in connection technology.

 

Philip Harting, CEO since 2015, is driving the company forward in the age of connected industry with a focus on digitalisation and sustainability and the development of innovative connectivity solutions. Under his leadership, the company reached the turnover mark of over one billion euros in the last financial year. In doing so, he is not only setting new trends and continuing the successful course of his father Dietmar, but is also continuing his father’s social commitment in numerous committees of the ZVEI, AUMA, Deutsche Messe and VDE.

“Birthdays are like connectors – they connect the past and the future,” as Philip Harting commented with a smile. “We look back on the past with gratitude and pride and are excited to face the challenges of the future.”

 

For the Technology Group with around 6,000 employees, he sees opportunities above all in the ongoing digitalisation, electrification and decarbonisation of society and industry. 

“Our products and solutions connect the All Electric Society with the lifelines of electricity and data,” says Philip Harting.

 

The HARTING Technology Group supplies numerous industrial sectors with its connectivity solutions. From industrial automation to e-mobility – HARTING connects the world.

However, Philip Harting is concerned about the difficult economic policy conditions in Germany and Europe. Excessive bureaucracy, a lack of investment incentives and planning certainty are weakening German industry and he is therefore calling for a clear change of course in German economic policy.

 

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More information on Philip Harting (Chairman of the Board of Management, HARTING Technology Group + Chairman, AUMA: See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

 

More information on ZVEI: See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on Wolfgang Weber (Chairman of the Executive Board, ZVEI): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on Dr. Gunther Kegel (President, ZVEI): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

 

More information on AUMA: https://www.auma.de/en + AUMA, the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry, combines all the forces that shape the trade fair market on a partnership basis. Founded in 1907, it currently represents the national and international interests of 67 members. These include all large and medium-sized trade fair companies and a number of specialist organisers as well as leading associations that represent exhibitors, service companies and visitors. AUMA’s members share the following aims:

  • Trade fairs as the number one marketing instrument for exhibiting and visiting industries and
  • Germany as the leading location for international trade fairs worldwide.

More information on Jörn Holtmeier (Managing Director, AUMA): https://www.auma.de/en/auma/team/management + https://www.linkedin.com/in/j%C3%B6rn-holtmeier-b410681/ 

 

More information on Deutsche Messe: https://www.messe.de/en/ + Deutsche Messe AG is one of the leading trade fair companies worldwide. With around 650 colleagues, we organize more than 150 trade fairs and events in Germany and abroad every year. We bring together people of all nations who drive the pace of innovation and help make for sustainability and prosperity with their solutions, and through their cooperation. We are part of the communities and industries that meet up at our own events, and we are perfect hosts for events staged by other organizers.

More information on Dr. Jochen Köckler (Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Messe AG): https://www.messe.de/en/company/us/management-advisory-board/ + https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jochen-k%C3%B6ckler-3a705014b/ 

 

More information on the German Electrical Engineers Association (VDE): https://www.vde.com/en + VDE, one of the largest technology organizations in Europe, has been regarded as a synonym for innovation and technological progress for more than 130 years. VDE is the only organization in the world that combines science, standardization, testing, certification, and application consulting under one umbrella. The VDE mark has been synonymous with the highest safety standards and consumer protection for 100 years. Our passion is the advancement of technology, the next generation of engineers and technologists, and lifelong learning and career development “on the job”. Within the VDE network 2,000 employees at over 60 locations worldwide, more than 100,000 honorary experts, and 1,500 companies are dedicated to ensuring a future worth living. The headquarters of the VDE (Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies) is in Frankfurt am Main.

More information on Ansgar Hinz (Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board, VDE): https://www.vde.com/en/about-us/supervisory-management-board/management-board/vde-ceo + https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansgar-hinz-vde/?locale=en_US 

 

 

 

 

EMR Additional Notes:

  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2):
    • Primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities. Carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere through burning fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil), solid waste, trees and other biological materials, and also as a result of certain chemical reactions (e.g., manufacture of cement). Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere (or “sequestered”) when it is absorbed by plants as part of the biological carbon cycle.
  • Biogenic Carbon Dioxide (CO2):
    • Biogenic Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) are the same. Scientists differentiate between biogenic carbon (that which is absorbed, stored and emitted by organic matter like soil, trees, plants and grasses) and non-biogenic carbon (that found in all other sources, most notably in fossil fuels like oil, coal and gas).
  • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS):
    • CCS involves the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial processes. This carbon is then transported from where it was produced, via ship or in a pipeline, and stored deep underground in geological formations.
    • CCS projects typically target 90 percent efficiency, meaning that 90 percent of the carbon dioxide from the power plant will be captured and stored.
  • Decarbonization:
    • Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through the use of low carbon power sources, achieving a lower output of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
  • Carbon Footprint:
    • There is no universally agreed definition of what a carbon footprint is.
    • A carbon footprint is generally understood to be the total amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are directly or indirectly caused by an individual, organization, product, or service. These emissions are typically measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).
    • In 2009, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) published a standard for calculating and reporting corporate carbon footprints. This standard is widely accepted by businesses and other organizations around the world. The GHG Protocol defines a carbon footprint as “the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, directly and indirectly, through its own operations and the value chain.”
  • CO2e:
    • CO2e means “carbon dioxide equivalent”. In layman’s terms, CO2e is a measurement of the total greenhouse gases emitted, expressed in terms of the equivalent measurement of carbon dioxide. On the other hand, CO2 only measures carbon emissions and does not account for any other greenhouse gases.
    • A carbon dioxide equivalent or CO2 equivalent, abbreviated as CO2-eq is a metric measure used to compare the emissions from various greenhouse gases on the basis of their global-warming potential (GWP), by converting amounts of other gases to the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide with the same global warming potential.
      • Carbon dioxide equivalents are commonly expressed as million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents, abbreviated as MMTCDE.
      • The carbon dioxide equivalent for a gas is derived by multiplying the tonnes of the gas by the associated GWP: MMTCDE = (million metric tonnes of a gas) * (GWP of the gas).
      • For example, the GWP for methane is 25 and for nitrous oxide 298. This means that emissions of 1 million metric tonnes of methane and nitrous oxide respectively is equivalent to emissions of 25 and 298 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide.
  • Carbon Credits or Carbon Offsets:
    • Permits that allow the owner to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. One credit permits the emission of one ton of carbon dioxide or the equivalent in other greenhouse gases.
    • The carbon credit is half of a so-called cap-and-trade program. Companies that pollute are awarded credits that allow them to continue to pollute up to a certain limit, which is reduced periodically. Meanwhile, the company may sell any unneeded credits to another company that needs them. Private companies are thus doubly incentivized to reduce greenhouse emissions. First, they must spend money on extra credits if their emissions exceed the cap. Second, they can make money by reducing their emissions and selling their excess allowances.