EANS-News: LPKF appoints new executive for operative business
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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)
Garbsen (euro adhoc) - Garbsen, 27 September 2012 - The Supervisory Board of
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has appointed Dr.-Ing. Christian Bieniek (45) as the
fourth member of the Management Board starting from 1 December 2012. In addition
to the present members of the Management Board, Dr. Ingo Bretthauer (CEO), Bernd
Lange (CTO) and Kai Bentz (CFO), Bieniek as the new COO will be responsible for
the management, control and organization of the operating processes and the
operating activities of the special mechanical engineering company.
Christian Bieniek has a wealth of experience in logistics, production technology
and operations. The PhD engineer comes from MAN in the capital goods industry,
where he gathered a great deal of comprehensive Group experience as Head of
Operations.
In the light of the dynamic development of the LPKF Group's business activities,
the Supervisory Board had already initiated a project to optimize the Group's
internal structures. Enlarging the Management Board to four members is an
important milestone in the strategy to organizationally configure LPKF for
further growth. Setting up this new executive position is also aimed at further
harnessing and advancing the use of synergies across the Group as a whole.
About LPKF
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG specializes in the production of laser systems for
micro-machining and materials processing, and enjoys a leading position
worldwide in many of the associated sectors. Established in 1976, the company
headquarters are in Garbsen near Hannover. The Group is active around the world
via its subsidiaries and agencies. LPKF has a global workforce of around 640
employees. The shares in LPKF Laser & Electronics AG are quoted on the Prime
Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN 0006450000).
Further inquiry note:
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
Bettina Schäfer, Investor Relations Manager (CIRO)
Tel: (05131) 7095-1382
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company: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
Osteriede 7
D-30827 Garbsen
phone: +49(0)5131 7095 1382
FAX: +49(0)5131 7095 90
mail: investorrelations@lpkf.com
WWW: http://www.lpkf.de
sector: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0006450000
indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English