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
