Steffen Fischer is CHRO for the international automation company ifm electronic gmbh and Executive Board Member of the ifm group. Before this, he was HR manager for the engine manufacturer MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH. Steffen Fischer deals with holistic approaches of HR management in all their facets and is co-author of the BPM brochures "Die Personalstrategie kompakt" and "Der Personalstratege konkret" as well as in 2019 "Zwischen Euphorie und Skepsis - KI in der Personalarbeit". In 2014 he was appointed manager of the strategic HR management group of Bundesverband der Personalmanager e.V. and in 2015 Business Ambassador Singapore for German small and medium sized enterprises.

"For me, HR management is the most exciting task that exists: it is usually not the main value creation process - these are the products and solutions for the customer. But all tasks of the faculties have to do with people and organizational design and this is significantly shaped by HR manger. In addition to expertise and emotional intelligence, a healthy dose of robustness and enjoyment of human development is required. What can be more exciting?"

Measuring, controlling and evaluating - When it comes to pioneering automation and digitalisation technology, the ifm group is the ideal partner. Since the foundation in 1969 ifm has developed, produced and sold sensors, controllers, software and systems for industrial automation and digitalisation worldwide. Today the ifm group family-run in the second generation with more than 7,000 employees in 70 countries is one of the worldwide industry leaders. ifm combines the internationality and innovative strength of a growing group of companies with the flexibility and close customer contact of a medium-sized company. ifm – close to you! At ifm, the key to success has always been people. A sales and service team of more than 1,650 people - which is above average - supports customers worldwide. The experts on site know the regional conditions and ensure individual and trusting support. More than 1,000 people in research and development work in close partnership with the customer as well as research institutions and universities to find solutions for the requirements of tomorrow. More than 880 patents and about 100 new patent registrations in 2018 are the result of this commitment. A huge variety of products ifm's exceptionally large product portfolio does not only cover all relevant standard solutions but also the special requirements of individual industries. In addition to position and process sensors, sensors for motion control and safety technology are part of the product range. Furthermore ifm offers products for industrial imaging and communication as well as identification systems and systems for mobile machines.   Besides, ifm has been developing more and more innovative Industry 4.0 solutions and equivalent software and cloud products. On this basis, the ifm group achieved a turnover of € 975 million in 2018.