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Tim Whiteman has stepped down from the
position of managing director and CEO of
the International Powered Access Federation
(IPAF) after 15 years in the position. Former
IPAF President Andy Studdert will act as
interim CEO to provide continuity as Tim
Whiteman hands over and while the search
for a new CEO is conducted.
Tim Whiteman, said: “It has been a privi-
lege to work with the dedicated IPAF mem-
bers and team members around the world.
The passion to deliver the safe and eff ective

IPAF CEO TIM

WHITEMAN STEPS

DOWN

use of powered access motivates so many

people and IPAF shares their knowledge and

experience to help keep people safe. However,

after 15 years, I’m looking forward to a change

and I thank the Board for its support.”

The IPAF Board recruited Tim Whiteman

as MD in 2004 to take on the challenge of

implementing the ‘I’ in IPAF, i.e., to make the

organisation truly international. At that time,

WOLFFKRAN APPOINTS NEW CTO

Wolffk ran has appointed Dr. Peter Barton as
the company’s chief technology offi cer. Dr.
Barton competed his mechanical engineering
and subsequent doctorate in the fi eld of gear
technology at the Ruhr-University Bochum.
He graduated with honours, in the shortest
time as possible and as the best graduate in the
faculty’s history. Barton also received the SEW

• Foundation Graduate Award, the so-called
  ‘Nobel Prize’ for young engineers, and he has
  invented and registered numerous national and
  international patents.
  As head of Development at SEW-Eurodrive,
  a globally operating market leader in the fi eld
  of drive technology, Barton had the leading role
  in the start-up-management and development
  of the new ‘Industrial Gear Units’ division.
  At SEW-Eurodrive as well as at Liebherr-
  Components, where he served as general
  manager engineering drive technology, Barton
  was responsible for several innovations in the
  development of future-oriented technologies,
  products and strategies.

Dr. Peter Schiefer, CEO, Wolffk ran,

said: “I am delighted to have Dr. Barton at

my side, a highly innovative and dynamic

CTO who knows the industry and who is

extremely experienced in future-oriented

technology, digitization, industry 4.0 and

internationalization. Together with the Wolff

team we want to continue our successful

development.”

Barton said: “The Wolff is always one crane

length ahead! That is both our goal and our

claim, in many respects, but especially in

terms of safety and technology. In this fi eld

we want to continue setting high standards

as highly innovative leaders. More than ever,

the complex and constantly growing demands

of large digital construction sites are very

challenging. We want to set milestones, not

only by diversifying our product portfolio.

Technological leadership in all areas, whether

in the development and patenting of USPs,

in industry 4.0, BIM, life cycle management

and digitization, or in the further innovative

development of assistance systems and the

smart linking of components and assemblies

to form modular kits. Innovation is our

pacemaker, motor and guarantee for success.

For this, we do not only rely on the inventive

spirit of the Wolff s, but also on a fruitful

cooperation with leading universities and

research institutes worldwide,” he added.

APPOINTMENTS

the Federation had around 400 members,

most of which were in the UK, and earned

95% of its revenue from the UK. Currently,

IPAF has almost 1,400 members in nearly 70

countries, and more than 45% of the Federa-

tion’s income is generated from outside the

home market, although income and member-

ship in the UK has not stopped growing since

2004.

Tim Whiteman, former CEO, IPAF.

Dr. Peter Barton and Dr. Peter Schiefer.

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