Uster Technologies Ltd | Annual Report 2009 Uster Technologies ...

Dr. Naiming Wei, Head of Asian OperationsNaiming Wei has been a Member of the Management and Head of Asian Operations of Uster TechnologiesLtd since 2006. From 2000 to 2005 he was General Manager at Shanghai Sachs Huizhong Shock Absorber Co.Ltd, a joint venture company between the German automotive supplier ZF-Sachs Ltd and Shanghai AutomotiveIndustry Corporation. Prior to that, Naiming Wei worked as management consultant at ManagementEngineers GmbH for large and middle size multinational clients in Germany, in the UK and in Switzerland.From 1993 to 1997 he was Sales and Marketing Manager and Purchasing Manager at Siemens Ltd, BusinessDivision Private Communication Systems. Naiming Wei holds a Masters degree (Dipl.-Ing.) and a PhD degree(Dr.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering from the University Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. He was born in1962 and is a German citizen.Richard Furter, Head of Textile TechnologyRichard Furter has been Head of Textile Technology of Uster Technologies Ltd since 2003. Prior to that hehas worked for Zellweger Uster Ltd since 1967 where he was an electronic engineer in R&D and was particularlyinvolved in sensor technology and signal processing. In this role he has filed various patents. RichardFurter held positions as Product Manager, Manager of R&D and Manager of Marketing and Sales. He is familiarwith the customers in the most important textile markets. Richard Furter graduated as an electronicengineer (currently Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts). He was born in 1943 and is a Swisscitizen.Dr. Rafael Storz, Head of Research and InnovationRafael Storz has been a Member of the Management since 2006. From 2001 to 2006 he was a Member of theManagement and Head of R&D of Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany. From 1998 to 2001 hewas a project manager and deputy head of the R&D department at Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH,Germany. He is experienced within strategy and business development and product development. He is a(co-)inventor of 24 patents in the field of measurement equipment and analysis tools. Rafael Storz earned aPhD in Physics from the University of Konstanz, Germany. He was born in 1967 and is a German citizen.Deniz Bütüner, Head of Marketing and Business DevelopmentDeniz Bütüner has been a Member of the Management and joined Uster Technologies in 2007 as Vice PresidentMarketing. From 2003 to 2006 she was with Bombardier Transportation’s Propulsion and Controls Division,where she was responsible for the Division’s strategy, marketing and communication. Between 1998 and2002 she held marketing, business development and communications management positions with HyperionSolutions, MIS Technologies and Swisslog Management. Deniz Bütüner has extensive experience in strategy,business development and marketing. She is a Member of the Board of Directors of Marble & FortuneAG. Deniz Bütüner holds a Swiss Federal Diploma in Marketing Management. She was born in 1973 and is aSwiss citizen.Corporate Governance 43