2016 European CTOs of the Year

From left to right: Carlos Härtel (EIRMA President), Michael Thiel (Nanoscribe), Ian Roberts (Bühler AG) and Pekka Koponen (Spinverse Oy)

Ian Roberts, CTO of Bühler AG and Michael Thiel, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of Nanoscribe have been awarded with the title European CTO of the Year 2016 in their respective categories: large corporations and SMEs.
 
The awards ceremony took place during the CTO Forum 2016 hosted bt Evonik Creavis GmbH, Marl, Germany on 27 October 2016.

CTO of the Year Europe 2015
Large companies:
Professor Martin Curley, Intel Corporation
Dr. Marcel Wubbolts, Royal DSM
SMEs:Jonathan O'Halloran, QuantuMDx

CTO of the Year Europe 2014
Large companies: Prof. Richard Parker, Rolls-Royce plc
SMEs: Dr. Gert-Jan Gruter, Avantium