| On August 27, 2010, the "energy tour" by German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel brought her to Voith to find out about the state of the art in hydroelectric power. In the presence of the Economics Minister Rainer Brüderle, Baden-Württemberg Minister President Stefan Mappus and leading politicians from the region, Dr. Hubert Lienhard, President and CEO of Voith AG, set out the importance of hydropower for a forward-focused energy supply to the Chancellor. |