FTTH Council Europe DG steps down
September 15, 2015
The FTTH Council Europe has announced that its Director General Hartwig Tauber has decided to step down. Tauber has been the Director-General of the FTTH Council since 2007. He will officially resign his position on November 30th 2015. The Board of Directors of the FTTH Council Europe will assess the next steps in the coming weeks.
Tauber has been involved with the FTTH Council Europe’s activities since its creation in 2004. He was elected President in 2004, a position he held until 2007, and then kept working for the organisation as Director-General.
Edgar Aker, President of the FTTH Council: “We thank Professor Hartwig Tauber for the amazing work he has done for our Council; he has truly been one of the fathers of the FTTH Council Europe and one of the pillars of our success. We regret his decision to step down, but understand his personal motivation and accept his decision. Now we will ensure a smooth transition period towards November 30th, and we will start the process of finding a new Director-General as successor of Hartwig. ”