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The Open Process Automation™ Forum Team

Role Name Company Term Start Term End
Cochair - Forum Jacco Opmeer Shell 1-April-2024 31-Mar-2026
Cochair - Enterprise Architecture Working Group Dave Emerson Yokogawa 1-April-2023 31-Mar-2025
Cochair - Enterprise Architecture Working Group Harirajan Padmanabhan hpad, Inc. 1-April-2024 31-Mar-2026
Cochair - Business Working Group Julie Smith DuPont 1-April-2023 31-Mar-2025
Cochair - Business Working Group Stephen Smith Eastman Chemical 1-April-2024 31-Mar-2026
Cochair - Technology Working Group Sølve Raaen Kongsberg Maritime 1-April-2023 31-Mar-2025
Cochair - Technology Working Group Andrew Vanderpool Phoenix Contact 1-April-2024 31-Mar-2026
Cochair - Certification Working Group Sharul A. Rashid Petronas 1-April-2023 31-Mar-2025
Cochair - Certification Working Group Jeremy Rover Intel 1-April-2024 31-Mar-2026
Forum Director Aneil Ali The Open Group 22-May-2020 ---

 

 

Elected Liaison Representatives
Role Name Company Term Start Term End
Liaison Representative to CSIA  Don Bartusiak  Collaborative Systems Integration  1-Apr-2023 31-Mar-2025
Liaison Representative to CSIA Kush Thyagarajan Shell 1-Apr-2024 31-Mar-2026
Liaison Representative to ISA  Camilo Gomez  Yokogawa Electric Corporation  1-Apr-2023 31-Mar-2025
Liaison Representative to OPC Foundation David McCall  Intel Corporation  1-Apr-2023 31-Mar-2025
Liaison Representative to OPC Foundation Jeff Harding ABB AG 1-Apr-2024 31-Mar-2026
Liaison Representative to PICMG Nisha Jains Intel Corporation  11-Sep-2023 31-Mar-2025
Liaison Representative to PICMG Zhfran Abdul Aziz Petronas 1-Apr-2024 31-Mar-2026
Liaison Representative to PLCopen Dieter Hess CODESYS Group 1-Apr-2023 31-Mar-2025
Liaison Representative to UAO Alex Eaton Wood 1-Apr-2024 31-Mar-2025
Liaison Representative to UAO Kelly Li ExxonMobil 1-Apr-2024 31-Mar-2026

 

Former Leadership
Role Name Company Term Start Term End
BWG Cochair Steve Smith Eastman Chemical 2024  
CWG Cochair Jeremy Rover Intel Corporation 2024  
Forum Cochair Jacco Opmeer Shell 2023  
BWG Cochair Julie Smith DuPont 2023  
TWG Cochair Sølve Raaen Kongsberg Maritime 2023  
TWG Cochair Andrew Vanderpool Phoenix Contact 2023  
EAWG Cochair Harirajan Padmanabhan hpad, Inc. 2019  
EAWG Cochair Dave Emerson Yokogawa 2016  
Forum Cochair (Interim) Harirajan Padmanabhan hpad, Inc. 2024 2025
Forum Cochair Kirk Smith Intel Corporation 2023 2024
CWG Cochair Ed Agis Intel Corporation 2019 2024
BWG Cochair Luis Duran ABB AG 2020 2024
TWG Cochair Kirk Smith Intel Corporation 2018 2023
Forum Cochair Don Bartusiak ExxonMobil 2017 2023
BWG Cochair Jacco Opmeer Shell 2019 2022
Forum Cochair Trevor Cusworth Schneider Electric 2017 2022
TWG Cochair Dennis Brandl Schneider Electric 2018 2020
Forum Director Ed Harrington The Open Group 2017 2020
BWG Cochair Dennis Stevens  Lockheed 2017 2020
TWG Cochair Steve Bitar ExxonMobil 2017 2019
BWG Cochair Paul Berlowitz ExxonMobil 2017 2019
TWG Cochair Jeff Harding ABB AG 2017 2018
Liaison Representative to CSIA Kush Thyagarajan Shell 01-Apr-2022  
Liaison Representative to OPC Foundation Jeff Harding ABB AG 01-Apr-2022  
Liaison Representative to PICMG Zhfran Abdul Aziz Petronas 11-Sep-2023