Timms Appointed Vice President for Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems Division
ATLANTA, May 31, 2007 -- Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jeff Timms as vice president, Electronics Assembly Systems Division (EA) effective immediately. Timms was named acting vice president earlier this year to fill a position vacated by Vice President Guenter Lauber, who accepted a senior leadership position with the A&D global Electronics Assembly Systems Division in Munich, Germany.
"Jeff is a results driven leader with more than 23 years of business experience," said Aubert Martin, president and CEO, Siemens Energy and Automaton. "His in-depth knowledge of the printed circuit board and surface mount technology business will enable him to lead the division forward with a strong focus on our customers, operational excellence and market leadership."
Prior to joining Siemens in 1997 as manager of global key accounts and product marketing, Timms had a 13-year career with Universal Instruments, a subsidiary of the Dover Corporation, which serves the global electronic assembly and manufacturing market. During his career with Siemens, he has held several management positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president of services and sales and general manager of the Electronics Assembly Business Unit.
Before being named acting EA vice president, Timms had a four-year assignment as the division's vice president of marketing and sales. In this position, he was responsible for all aspects of positioning, pricing, distribution and selling of EA products and services throughout the Americas.
Timms holds a Bachelors degree in business from Norwich University in Montpelier, Vermont, and a degree in electrical technology. He has served on various industry councils and advisory boards, and is currently the Chairman of the IPC APEX Trade Show Committee.
About Siemens
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. For more information: www.sea.siemens.com.
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 67,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 475,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.
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