Frankfurt am Main, 20. May 2026
Daniel Hager elected ZVEI President
The ZVEI Board has elected Daniel Hager, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hager Group, as the new ZVEI President during today’s General Assembly. He succeeds Dr. Gunther Kegel in accordance with the association’s statutes and regular rotation, after Kegel had led the association since 2020.
Daniel Hager has been actively involved in the Electrical and Digital Industry Association for more than 15 years and currently serves on the Executive Board as well as Chairman of the Building Platform.
As President, he identifies the following as key priorities:
• Competitive framework conditions for companies in Germany and Europe
• Consistently implementing the energy transition
• Strengthening European networking and collaboration within the association
“In these challenging geopolitical times, Europe is our ‘life insurance’. Only a strong Europe can keep us in the game in a world where rules are barely respected anymore. We must expand the single market and turn the EU into an industrial accelerator that focuses on innovation and entrepreneurial initiative and creates a level playing field.” said Daniel Hager.
Further information can be found in the ZVEI press release .
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ZVEI – The German Electrical and Digital Industry Association
The ZVEI represents the common interests of the electro and digital industry and associated service companies in Germany and internationally. The association has more than 1,100 member companies and 160 employees in the ZVEI Group. At the end of 2025, the industry employed 873,000 people in Germany. This makes it the second largest industrial sector in our country. The sector’s 2025 turnover amounted to 225,1 billion euros. The electro and digital industry is one of the most innovative economic sectors in Germany. Every year, the industry spends 14 billion euros on R&D and more than nine billion euros on investments.
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About Hager
Hager is a leading provider of intelligent, high-quality electrotechnical products, systems and solutions for residential, commercial and industrial buildings with a yearly turnover of 3 billion euros. Shaping the electrical world for over 70 years, our 12,800 employees are building better tomorrows, together.
Components and solutions are produced at 23 locations around the globe and are distributed to customers in more than 100 countries. Hager is an international family-owned company headquartered in Germany.
