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Meyer Burger Technology Ltd extends Executive Board

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Baar, 30 May 2011


Meyer Burger Technology Ltd extends Executive Board




Meyer Burger Technology Ltd strengthens its operating management by establishing the new management position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and appoints Bernhard Gerber as COO of the Company as of 1 August 2011.

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) published today, that it will extend its existing Executive Board by establishing a new position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Bernhard Gerber, currently CEO of MB Wafertec (Meyer Burger Ltd), Thun, will assume the duties and responsibilities of COO of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd and will strengthen the existing management team consisting of Peter Pauli, Michel Hirschi, Dr. Patrick Hofer-Noser and Sylvère Leu. Bernhard Gerber has been acting in various management capacities for Meyer Burger Group since 2007 and, as COO will mainly be responsible for the Global Supply Chain Management, the Global Services and selective process- and integration key projects across the entire group organisation.

 

On a management level at MB Wafertec, Martin Plüss will take over the responsibilities as CEO of MB Wafertec from Bernhard Gerber as of 1 August 2011. Martin Plüss has been a member of the Executive Board of MB Wafertec in Thun and, as Head of Production & Logistics he has been responsible for Operations since August 2010. He holds a plant and production engineering degree from ETH Zurich and developed a manufacturing facility for Endress+Hauser Flowtec Ltd (manufacturer of flow measuring devices) in Aurangabad, India during 3 years. From 2003-2010, he was Head of Production at Bystronic Laser Ltd, CH-Niederönz (manufacturer of laser cutting equipment).     

 

Portrait Bernhard Gerber:

Bernhard Gerber

Born in 1972, Swiss citizen

 

Education

Mechanical engineer FH, Industrial engineer FH, Executive MBA

1988 – 1993

Aebi & Co. Ltd, professional education as engine fitter

1996 – 1998

Manager CNC chipping equipment, responsible for purchasing of tools, Project Manager for plant expansion at Bystronic Laser Ltd, CH-Niederönz

1999

Planning of plant expansion at Bystronic Inc., USA-New York

2000

Production planning & scheduling, materials management at
Bystronic Laser Ltd, CH-Niederönz

2001

Assistant of the COO Bystronic Laser Ltd

2003

Head of Assembly Automation and Handling at Bystronic Laser Ltd

2004 – 2005

Manager Laser Machines China at AFM Machinery Ltd (Bystronic Group)

2006 – 2007

Head of Production and Supply Chain Management at
HTT Hauser Tripet Tschudin Ltd, CH-Biel

2007 – 2009

Head of Production at MB Wafertec (Meyer Burger Ltd), CH-Thun

2009

Head of Sales & Marketing at MB Wafertec

2010 – 2011

Chief Executive Officer at MB Wafertec

As of Aug. 2011

Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Executive Board at Meyer Burger Technology Ltd, CH-Baar


For further information please contact:

 

Werner Buchholz

Head of Corporate Communications

Tel +41 (0) 33 439 05 06

w.buchholz@meyerburger.ch