Umicore Adds Robert Ziebart to the Taiyo Team in Europe


Umicore has now decided to strengthen its PCB market presence by support of the Taiyo products with Mr. Robert Ziebart. "With his broad knowledge of the solder mask + final finishing processes in the European PCB industry, Robert will significantly help us to grow Taiyo´s reputation and presence in the market" said Thilo Kuhn, Umicore´s Director Technical Sales and added: "In his new role as Taiyo Product Manager, Robert will work closely with customers and OEM´s to drive projects and focus on their individual needs."

Robert joined Umicore in 2004 with a B.Sc.degree in Surface Technology and worked for the R&D and Technical Service group for electroplating products until the end of 2009. Since 2010 Robert has been responsible for sales & tech services activities for Taiyo products introduced in the EU PCB market.

In his spare time, Robert enjoys spending time with his family and he enjoys many sporting activities, like football and snowboarding.

"Umicore Electroplating is Taiyo´s largest distributor in Europe and we are delighted to be adding Robert to our team. Robert is an intelligent, young man with a lot of energy and I know our customers will enjoy working with him." said John Fix, Taiyo's Director of Sales in Europe.

About Taiyo America, Inc.
Taiyo America, Inc., a manufacturing subsidiary of Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan), is the largest supplier of solder mask for rigid and flexible printed circuit boards and packaging substrates in North America and has been meeting the industry's needs since 1990. Taiyo's world-class technology in tandem with our global support network has propelled us to the position of world leader in solder mask products. For more information, visit www.taiyo-america.com.

Melanie Wylie Binzel
melaniewb@taiyo-america.com
775.885.9959, ext. 139

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