Members of the Management
The following table sets forth the name, year of birth and principal position of those individuals who currently are part of the Management followed by a short description of each member’s business experience, education and activities:| Name | Year of Birth | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Scott | 1954 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Thomas F. Dressendörfer | 1958 | Chief Financial Officer |
| Hossein Ghorashi | 1945 | Head of U.S. Operations |
| Naiming Wei | 1962 | Head of Asian Operations |
| Richard Furter | 1943 | Head of Textile Technology |
| Rafael Storz | 1967 | Head of Research and Development |
| Deniz Bütüner | 1973 | Head of Marketing & Business Development |
| Harold R. Hoke | 1954 | Head of Sales & Services |
| Renato Murk | 1956 | Head of Order Fullfillment |
Dr. Geoffrey Scott, Member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Geoffrey Scott has been a Member of the Board of Directors and CEO of Uster Technologies Ltd since 2003. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Zellweger Uster Division of Zellweger Luwa, Uster, Switzerland, from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, he held Senior Management positions at Kevex Instruments, Fisons plc (Scientific Instruments Division) and Beckman Instruments. He has broad experience of strategy and business development, sales, marketing and after-sales, product development and general management. Geoffrey Scott earned a BSc Honours degree in Biochemistry from the University of Liverpool, and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Nottingham. He was born in 1954 and is a British citizen.
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Thomas F. Dressendörfer, Chief Financial Officer
Thomas F. Dressendörfer has been appointed to the CFO position of Uster Technologies Ltd as of October 1, 2008. He takes responsibility to lead the Finance and Support Team in Uster, including IT, and reports as member of the Executive Management Committee directly to the CEO. Thomas F. Dressendörfer has worked in the past years with Randstad, The Nielsen Company and Procter & Gamble, where for he has been holding various key senior finance position. He brings extensive experience of leading high performing Finance teams as well as experience of working with Finance groups internationally. Thomas F. Dressendörfer holds a Master Degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. He was born in 1958 and is a German citizen.
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Hossein Ghorashi, Head of U.S. Operations
Hossein Ghorashi has been Head of U.S. Operations since 2003. From 1990 through 2002, he held the positions of Senior Vice President of R&D and Head of Zellweger Uster, Inc. He was with Special Instruments Laboratory from 1969 through 1989 and was Vice President of R&D for the last 10 years. He holds a BS and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, United States. He is a coinventor of 18 fiber testing patents, author of numerous papers and presents the Company’s latest innovations in important international conferences. He is known and referred to as a cotton fiber testing expert worldwide. Hossein Ghorashi was born in 1946 and is an American citizen.
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Dr. Naiming Wei, Head of Asian Operations
Naiming Wei has been a Member of the Management and Head of Asian Operations of Uster Technologies Ltd since 2006. From 2000 to 2005 he was General Manager at Shanghai Sachs Huizhong Shock Absorber Co., Ltd, a joint venture company between the German automotive supplier ZF-Sachs Ltd and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. Prior to that, Naiming Wei worked as management consultant at Management Engineers GmbH for large and middle size multinational clients in Germany, in the UK and in Switzerland. From 1993 to 1997 he was Sales and Marketing Manager and Purchasing Manager at Siemens Ltd, Business Division Private Communication Systems. Naiming Wei holds a Masters degree (Dipl.-Ing.) and a PhD degree (Dr.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering from the University Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany. He was born in 1962 and is a German citizen.
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Richard Furter, Head of Textile Technology
Richard Furter has been Head of Textile Technology of Uster Technologies Ltd since 2003. Prior to that, he has worked for Zellweger Uster Ltd since 1967 where he was an electronic engineer in R&D and was particularly involved in sensor technology and signal processing. In this role he has filed various patents. Richard Furter held positions as Product Manager, Manager of R&D and Manager of Marketing and Sales. He is familiar with the customers in the most important textile markets. Richard Furter graduated as an electronic engineer (currently Hochschule für Technik und Architektur, Lucerne). He was born in 1943 and is a Swiss citizen.
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Dr. Rafael Storz, Head of Research and Innovation
Rafael Storz has been a Member of the Management since 2006. From 2001 to 2006, he was a Member of the Management and Head of R&D of Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany. From 1998 to 2001, he was a project manager and deputy head of the R&D department at Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH, Germany. He is experienced within strategy and business development and product development. He is a (co-)inventor of 24 patents in the field of measurement equipment and analysis tools. Rafael Storz earned a PhD in Physics from the University of Konstanz, Germany. He was born in 1967 and is a German citizen.
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Deniz Bütüner, Head of Marketing and Business Development
Deniz Bütüner has been a Member of the Management and joined Uster Technologies in 2007 as Vice President Marketing. From 2003 to 2006 she was with Bombardier Transportation’s Propulsion and Controls Division, where she was responsible for the Division’s strategy, marketing and communication. Between 1998 and 2002 she held marketing, business development and communications management positions with Hyperion Solutions, MIS Technologies and Swisslog Management. Deniz Bütüner has extensive experience in strategy, business development and marketing. She holds a Swiss Federal diploma in Marketing Management. She was born in 1973 and is a Swiss citizen.
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Harold R. Hoke Jr., Head of Sales and Service
Harold Hoke has been Head of Sales and Service of Uster Technologies Ltd since 2003. He rejoined Uster Technologies Ltd in 2002 after almost two years as CEO of Savio America. Harold Hoke originally joined Zellweger Uster Ltd in 1980 in the U.S. operation. Since 1996, he was based in the Company’s headquarters and was responsible for Sales and Service Asia. Harold Hoke has substantial experience in sales, marketing, service, business development, production management and strategy development. Harold Hoke holds a BS from Clemson University. He was born in 1954 and is an American citizen.
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Renato Murk, Head of Order Fulfillment
Renato Murk has been Head of Order Fulfillment of Uster Technologies Ltd since 2003, which includes the worldwide responsibility for the production processes and supply chain management. From 1999 to 2003, he was responsible for production and logistics of the Zellweger Uster Division of Zellweger Luwa Ltd. From 1996 to 1999, he was a Manager of Product Assembly Lines at Zellweger Uster. Renato Murk holds a Masters of Industrial Engineering degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) with the majors Process Engineering and Business Administration. Besides significant experience in general and production management, he has executed several efficiency and cost improving programs as a senior consultant in a Swiss-based management consultancy. He was born in 1956 and is a Swiss citizen.
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