Patrick Trippel Named President of Henkel's Aerospace Group


Henkel Corporation today announced the appointment of Patrick Trippel to the position of President for the company's aerospace group. Trippel currently serves as President of the electronics group of Henkel and will maintain these duties while expanding his role to include leadership of the aerospace business.

Since joining Henkel in 2002, Trippel has been instrumental in streamlining the electronics group's manufacturing and R&D operations and its global footprint. He has modernized the materials business by incorporating a methodology and global structure that allows for the development and deployment of proven, tested and guaranteed compatible materials for the entire semiconductor and printed circuit board assembly value chains. With the manufacturing and delivery synergies between Henkel's electronics and aerospace businesses, Trippel is well-positioned to apply many of the electronics' group successes to the aerospace operation, taking it to the next level.

"Pat and his team have delivered excellent results for the electronics business," says Attilio Gatti, Senior Corporate Vice-President at Henkel Corporation. "His unique vision for operations efficiency and future product development is impressive and I anticipate that the aerospace group will benefit greatly from his leadership."

The aerospace group of Henkel manufactures a wide range of Hysol®, Turco® and Frekote® brand products for aircraft structural assembly (OEM), metal surface treatment and maintenance repair operations (MRO). Henkel supplies adhesives and resins serving composite, high temperature and metal/honeycomb assembly and has a full line of cleaners and metal surface treatment products for exterior, component and engine overhaul. Backed by a global technical sales force and distributors for service and support, Henkel's aerospace materials are enabling the production and repair of today's most advanced aircraft.

"The professionalism of the team at our aerospace group is exceptional and I feel honored and privileged to take on this new role," says Trippel. "Like our electronics products, the Henkel materials engineered and developed for aerospace applications are the leaders in their field. I welcome the opportunity to help grow this business and find new opportunities for market penetration and development."

In the 5 years that Trippel has been with Henkel, new manufacturing, technical and sales facilities have been established in strategic locales worldwide, including Henkel's multi-million dollar Irvine, California-based Advanced Research and Applications Lab which serves as the electronic group headquarters location. Included among Trippel's other corporate expansion activities are a successful joint venture with mold compound formulator and supplier Huawei Electronics and the acquisition of solder sphere manufacturer Accurus Scientific Company Limited, two portfolio additions which have effectively extended the Henkel product line and enabled Henkel to become a single-source materials supplier for the complete electronics assembly and semiconductor packaging value chains.

For more information about Henkel's electronics or aerospace products, log onto www.henkel.com.

About Henkel

For more than 130 years, Henkel has been a leader with brands and technologies that make people's lives easier, better and more beautiful. Henkel operates in three business areas - Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesives Technologies - and ranks among the Fortune Global 500 companies. In fiscal 2006, Henkel generated sales of 12.740 billion euros and operating profit of 1,298 million euros. Our 52,000 employees worldwide are dedicated to fulfilling our corporate claim, "A Brand like a Friend," and ensuring that people in more than 125 countries can trust in brands and technologies from Henkel.

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