{"id":1972,"date":"2026-03-31T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vdf-federn.de\/new-esf-president\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:22:46","slug":"new-esf-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vdf-federn.de\/en\/new-esf-president\/","title":{"rendered":"New ESF President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1972\" class=\"elementor elementor-1972 elementor-307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50baa8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c50baa8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482a88b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"482a88b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paul-Bernd Vogtland new ESF President<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e4b3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e9e4b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d98cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d98cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>March 24, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Paul-Bernd Vogtland, Managing Partner of VDF Federn Group (DE) from Hagen and simultaneously Chairman of the Board of the German spring industry association VDFI, was elected President, succeeding Tomi Parmasuo, Meconet OY (FI), in this position. Francesco Silvestri, Mollificio I.S.B. s.r.I. (IT), was elected as his Deputy, and Dr. Michael Hagedorn, VDFI (DE), was appointed as the new General Secretary. Axel Schn\u00f6ring, Schn\u00f6ring GmbH (DE), was confirmed in his position as Treasurer.  <\/p>\n<p>President Paul-Bernd Vogtland also sees the spring industry facing major challenges. The environment of the spring industry in Europe will change significantly in the future due to the shift between globalization and de-globalization of the economy, structural change in the automotive industry and the path taken toward climate neutrality, as well as the major demographic challenges and the resulting HR issues. A European umbrella organization that brings together and represents the interests of the national European trade associations worldwide\u2014for example, in areas such as standardization or research\u2014is a great support for the internationally operating spring industry.  <\/p>\n<p>Text by J\u00f6rg Dambock<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c799d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8c799d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vdf-federn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paul-bernd-vogtland.jpg-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1973\" alt=\"Portrait Paul Bernd Vogtland\" 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