Rainer Venz is the Director of Quality Performance Systems at ESI Automotive. He currently holds several executive posts in the German surface coatings industry. These include Vice President of the ZVO, Chairman of the advisory board of the professorship “electro chemistry and electro plating” and Past President of the DGO. Educated as an Electroplating Engineer, he previously held senior positions at INA Schaeffler, Conventya Germany and Conventya International.