Bruker Announces Senior Operations Management Appointment
22 February 2012 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Bruker Corporation has announced the appointment of Mr. Stephan
Westermann as Executive Vice President – Order Execution,
Production & Logistics of the Bruker Scientific Instruments
(BSI) segment.
Stephan Westermann, Executive Vice
President - Order Execution, Production & Logistics (Photo:
Business Wire)
Frank Laukien, President and CEO of Bruker Corporation, stated:
“We have considered carefully which candidate could be most
effective in this important position, and have concluded that
Stephan has the right combination of experience with other
companies, experience in Europe and in the US, as well as financial
and operational experience with two major Bruker divisions. Stephan
has the strong drive and good judgment to make sensible changes in
production and logistics, as well as in order execution management
from quote to acceptance and cash. Everyone at Bruker strongly
supports Stephan in further advancing our Operational Excellence
initiative, which has achieved good momentum in the last two years
under the leadership of Bill Knight.”
Mr. Westermann’s experience and background include:
- Since May 2011, EVP of Operations of Bruker
BioSpin division;
- In 2006-2011, CFO of Bruker AXS division,
later CFO of Bruker AXS and Bruker BioSpin;
- In 2003-2006, first CFO and then VP of
Printing Technology division at Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering
Co. in Massachusetts;
- In 1995-2003, Controller of SMS AG in
Germany, a manufacturer of metallurgical plant and rolling mill
technology solutions;
- In 1995, Masters in Business &
Engineering (Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen).
Stephan Westermann commented: “I am delighted to be given the
opportunity to lead Bruker’s operations teams in order to continue
to drive gross margin improvements via alignment of processes in
Bruker’s global order execution chain. Bruker intends to generate
further efficiency gains and expense reductions, as well as
reductions in working capital ratios, and we will also pursue
selective best-cost sourcing of non-core activities. Moreover,
Bruker will continue stream-lining its global supply chain and
developing best-cost manufacturing, always with a focus on quality
and customer satisfaction.”
As part of this transition, Mr. William Knight has stepped down
from his ‘Interim COO’ position in order to focus fully on his
responsibilities as Bruker’s Chief Financial Officer.
About Bruker Corporation
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) is a leading provider of
high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular
and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied
analysis. For more information, please visit www.bruker.com.
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