Torsten Förder

Torsten Förder is an experienced professional in the automation and software development sectors, currently serving as Product Manager for TwinCAT and Security at Beckhoff Automation since April 2020. Prior to this role, Torsten worked as a Senior Information Security Specialist at PHOENIX CONTACT Software GmbH, focusing on security concepts for industrial products. Torsten's career includes significant positions such as Manager of Software Development at Innominate Security Technologies AG, where firmware for industrial firewalls and VPN appliances was created, and Team Lead of Software Development at AuthentiDate International AG, overseeing products related to electronic signatures. Additionally, Torsten has experience as a Senior Software Developer at UUNET Deutschland GmbH and as a general manager of a local Internet provider, DI Delta Internet GmbH. Early career roles included software engineering positions at EDS Informationstechnologie und Service GmbH and mbp Informationstechnologie GmbH, concentrating on data management systems. Torsten Förder holds a degree as a Mathematisch-Technischer Assistent in Informatik, obtained from MBP from 1992 to 1995.