Werner Lang Appointed as Interim Head of Feintool Plastic/Metal Components Division


The Feintool Group, a leading technology and systems provider and a global components supplier based in Lyss (Switzerland), has appointed Werner Lang as the interim head of its Plastic/Metal Components Division and as General Manager of Mühlemann AG in Biberist.

Feintool's Group management is pleased to announce the appointment of Werner Lang (59), who has both commercial and engineering qualifications (Dipl.-Kaufmann and Dipl.-Ing. FH) plus experience in the international plastics and metals processing supply industry. He has held a number of high-level posts over the last ten years, including a seat on the management board of Sarna Kunststoff Holding. Following a short induction period, he will take over as head of the Plastic/Metal Components Division on 1 May 2007. He is successor to Thomas Grichting, who had to retire last year for health reasons. In addition to this ad-interim appointment, Mr Lang will head the Mühlemann AG parent company in Biberist. The Plastic/Metal Components Division also has production facilities in Nashville, USA und Lamphun, Thailand.

For further information please contact:
Joachim Kaufmann, CEO, phone +41 (0)32 387 51 11

Feintool is a leading technology and systems provider in fineblanking/forming and assembly automation. It is also a global supplier of metal and plastic components.

Feintool operates throughout the world at the company's own facilities in Switzerland (head office in Lyss), Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, the United States, Japan, China and Thailand, where around 1800 employees are committed to customer satisfaction.

Feintool International Holding
Industriering 8, CH-3250 Lyss
Phone +41 (0)32 387 51 11
Fax +41 (0)32 387 57 81
feintool-fim@feintool.com
www.feintool.com

Corporate Communications
Urs Feitknecht
Phone +41 (0)32 387 51 63
Fax +41 (0)32 387 54 16
Mobile 079 204 41 13
urs.feitknecht@feintool.com

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