DGAP-News: SÜSS MicroTec AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
Supervisory Board Appoints Dr. Franz Richter as new President and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of SUSS MicroTec
30.08.2016 / 17:17
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Supervisory Board Appoints Dr. Franz Richter as new President and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of SUSS MicroTec
Garching, August 30, 2016. The Supervisory Board of SUSS MicroTec AG has
appointed Dr. Franz Richter (61) as a new member of the management board of
SUSS MicroTec AG. His contract will run for a period of three years. Dr.
Richter accepted the appointment to the management board as of today and he
will assume his position as new CEO on September 7, 2016. Dr. Richter on
the one hand stands for continuity in the strategic orientation of the SUSS
MicroTec Group and on the other hand for innovation and technological
leadership.
Following his professional activities as a scientist at the Carl Zeiss
Group and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, he spent 14 years
working for SUSS MicroTec, the last six of them as its CEO until 2004.
During this time, the IPO took place and revenue grew beyond 200 million
Euro. After serving as President of Semiconductor Equipment Division at
Unaxis (now OC Oerlikon) in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, he set up Thin
Materials AG and became its CEO in 2007. The company is engaged in the
process development for the 3D chip integration and was successfully sold
to Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.,Tokyo, in 2013. Today Dr. Richter
serves as a member of the supervisory board of the stock listed Siltronic
AG, Munich, Germany, the administrative board of Meyer Burger Technology
AG, Gwatt, Switzerland and the COMET Holding AG, Flamatt, Switzerland.
During his career, Dr. Richter has gained a lot of international expertise
in technology management topics, especially in the semiconductor industry,
where he is considered as being a leading expert. In all these years, he
remained closely linked to SUSS MicroTec
"We are delighted that in Dr. Richter we could win a proven expert familiar
with the company as well as the industry and an internationally experienced
manager for the position as CEO, who stands for continuity and at the same
time for innovative solutions.", says Dr. Stefan Reineck, chairman of the
supervisory board of SUSS MicroTec AG.
"I look forward to the exciting challenge as CEO in this high-technology
company. SUSS MicroTec has an enormous potential in rapidly changing
markets. I am convinced that the management board and the supervisory board
together will shape the successful future of the company. ", says Dr. Franz
Richter.
About SUSS MicroTec
SUSS MicroTec is a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for
microstructuring in the semiconductor industry and related markets. In
close cooperation with research institutes and industry partners SUSS
MicroTec contributes to the advancement of next-generation technologies
such as 3D Integration and nanoimprint lithography as well as key processes
for MEMS and LED manufacturing. With a global infrastructure for
applications and service SUSS MicroTec supports more than 8.000 installed
systems worldwide. SUSS MicroTec is headquartered in Garching near Munich,
Germany. For more information, please visit http://www.suss.com
Contact:
SUSS MicroTec AG
Franka Schielke
Senior Manager Investor Relations
Schleissheimer Strasse 90
85748 Garching, Deutschland
franka.schielke@suss.com
Tel.: +49 (0)89 32007-161
Fax: +49 (0)89 32007-451
Email: franka.schielke@suss.com
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Language: English
Company: SÜSS MicroTec AG
Schleissheimer Strasse 90
85748 Garching
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89 32007-161
Fax: +49 (0)89 32007-451
E-mail: ir@suss.com
Internet: www.suss.com
ISIN: DE000A1K0235
WKN: A1K023
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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