DGAP-News: SMARTRAC further enlarges Business Unit eID Management Team
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SMARTRAC further enlarges Business Unit eID Management Team
08.02.2011 / 08:02
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Dr. Margit Sarstedt appointed as Head of Technology Business Unit eID
Amsterdam, February 8, 2011 - SMARTRAC N.V., a leading developer,
manufacturer and supplier of RFID transponders, today announced that it has
further enlarged the Management Team of the Business Unit eID. Dr. Margit
Sarstedt has been appointed as Head of Technology Business Unit eID
effective February 1, 2011.
The appointment of Dr. Sarstedt is another step to further strengthen
SMARTRAC's market leading position as manufacturer and supplier of high
security RFID transponders for government identification documents.
Prior to her current promotion, Dr. Sarstedt held the position as Head of
Operations eID Production Germany and was responsible for operations and
management of SMARTRAC's German eID production site. She joined SMARTRAC in
March 2010.
Dr. Sarstedt has comprehensive leadership experience from various
management positions in production, development and business
administration. Prior to joining SMARTRAC, she was Managing Director of a
manufacturing company and responsible for operations and management as well
as restructuring of the company. Dr. Sarstedt has 16 years of professional
experience in which she gained comprehensive expertise with the specific
requirements of manufacturing and volume production processes, also
including extensive experience from the Semiconductor Industry. Holding a
Doctor of Physics (Dr. phil. nat.) from Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University
in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany, Dr. Sarstedt combines both technical and
operational skills.
'Running a high security RFID transponder production facility is a complex
and challenging task which Margit has managed outstandingly. As Member of
the Management Team of the Business Unit eID, her comprehensive
manufacturing expertise and operations experience will prove beneficial for
the further production excellence of our global high security production
network in total,' said Martin Kuschewski, Head of Business Unit e-ID and
Member of the Group Executive Team at SMARTRAC.
Based on technical and operating experience from more than 150 million e-ID
products manufactured and supplied to more than 40 e-ID projects worldwide,
SMARTRAC is the global market leader for high quality RFID inlays for
e-Passports and National ID Cards. The appointment of Dr. Sarstedt will
further strengthen the overall operations and manufacturing excellence of
SMARTRAC's network of high security production facilities in Asia, Europe
and North America.
About SMARTRAC:
SMARTRAC is a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID
components for a broad bandwidth of applications in all current frequency
standards. The company produces ready-made as well as customized
transponders for public transport, access control, RFID-based car
immobilizers, animal identification, libraries, industry, and logistics.
SMARTRAC is the global market leader in high-quality RFID inlays for
electronic passports (e-Passports) and contactless credit cards (e-Payment)
as well as for RFID transponders for public transport applications.
SMARTRAC was founded in 2000, went public in July 2006, and trades as a
stock corporation under Dutch law with its registered headquarters in
Amsterdam. The company currently employs some 3,300 employees and maintains
a global research and development, production, and sales network.
Forward-looking statements:
To the extent that this press release contains forward-looking statements,
such statements are based on assumptions, planning and forecasts at the
time of publication of this press release. Forward-looking statements
always involve uncertainties. Business and economic risks and developments,
the conduct of competitors, political decisions and other factors may cause
the actual results to be materially different from the assumptions,
planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this press release.
Therefore, SMARTRAC N.V. does not assume any responsibility relating to
forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Furthermore,
SMARTRAC N.V. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release.
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Language: English
Company: SMARTRAC N.V.
Strawinskylaan 851
1077 XX Amsterdam
Niederlande
Phone: +31 20 30 50 157
Fax: +31 20 30 50 155
E-mail: investor.relations(at)smartrac-group.com
Internet: www.smartrac-group.com
ISIN: NL0000186633
WKN: A0JEHN
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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