Hans Joachim Friedrichkeit (Dipl. Ing., Dipl. Wirtsch. Ing.) spent 18 years as Managing Director of
companies in the electronics industry, including the Endress + Hauser Group and Heidenhain
Group. He also spent several years working abroad in the USA and Japan.
In 2002, Mr. Friedrichkeit founded the consulting company |PCB|NETWORK in Maulburg near Basel.
|PCB|NETWORK focuses on strategic corporate development, mergers &
acquisitions, as well as company valuations and damage assessments as a publicly
appointed and sworn expert.
In addition, Mr. Friedrichkeit is active as an advisory board member for companies in the electronics industry.
He is co-founder of the Association of the Printed Circuit Board Industry (VDL), which today is an essential part
of the "PCB and Electronic Systems" trade association in the ZVEI.
Hans-Joachim Friedrichkeit is the author of over 200 publications. For 22 years, his
monthly column "Auf den Punkt gebracht" has been one of the most widely read articles in the
trade magazine PLUS.
He is active as a keynote speaker at many events in the electronics industry in Germany and
abroad.
Bayern Innovativ has supported H. J. Friedrichkeit since 2003 in designing the program for the
PCB Cooperation Forum and in recruiting speakers.