Infineon`s Management Board Gains Further International Expertise: Loh Kin Wah, Head of Asia Pacific, Appointed to Management Board

Nov 24, 2004 | Business & Financial Press

Munich, Germany - November 24, 2004 – Loh Kin Wah (50) joins Infineon’s Management Board effective December 1, 2004. This was resolved at a meeting of the Supervisory Board yesterday evening. He will contribute his wide-ranging international experience to the board, in particular due to his many years of successful business development in the growth region Asia.

Loh Kin Wah will continue to be responsible for the Asia Pacific region and will work out of Singapore. Since the foundation of Infineon in April 1999 he was President and Managing Director of Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific. Under his leadership, Infineon has become one of the fastest growing semiconductor manufacturers in Asia. Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific now contributes around one third of the company´s global revenues.

In 1997, Loh was the first employee from Asia to be appointed as Managing Director of Siemens Microelectronics and retained this role after transferring to Infineon. Between 1993 and 1996, he was General Manager (Production) of Siemens Components Singapore. During this appointment, Siemens established its facilities in Batam, Indonesia and Wuxi, China. In 1995, he was presented with the Siemens Semiconductor Total Quality Management Award, the highest accolade conferred by the Siemens Semiconductor Group worldwide. He held a number of senior positions in Malaysia and Germany. Loh began his career at Siemens Components Malacca in 1978 as a quality engineer after earning an Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.

Born in Malaysia, Loh, trained in business administration, speaks English, German, Mandarin and, of course, Malay fluently. Loh was conferred the title of Visiting Professor of Xidian University, China, in 2004 and is also a member of the Singapore Higher Education Accreditation Council under the Ministry of Trade & Industry. Previously, he held positions on the Board of Directors of National Science and Technology Board (Singapore) and Institute of Microelectronics (Singapore).

About Infineon

Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for the automotive and industrial sectors, for applications in the wired communications markets, secure mobile solutions as well as memory products. With a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In fiscal year 2004 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 7.19 billion with about 35,600 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com.

Information Number

INFXX200411.019

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    Member of the Management Board, Infineon Technologies AG President & Managing Director of Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
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