New officials took office three fire OSRAM layoffs again nearly ten thousand people

OSRAM last week announced the appointment of Olaf Berlien as the next CEO Olaf Berlien, the industry for the office can ignite "three fire" wait-and-see attitude.

According to previous reports, the appointment will take effect in January 2015, Olaf Berlien will serve as the company's chief technology officer. It is understood that Olaf Berlien has served as a senior in a number of German high-tech industry group, including the Mei Schriewer group has served as CEO, Thyssen Krupp group's CTO, as well as the German Commercial Bank consultant.

Back in July of this year, OSRAM announced plans to lay off 7800 people worldwide. However, foreign media reported on the 12 Daily, Olaf Berlien took office after the first task will be the implementation of OSRAM had laid down the plan, the affected staff up to 7800 people, mainly in germany.

It is understood that OSRAM is in transition from traditional lighting to the throes of new lighting products, and to pay a heavy price. In the past few years, the company closed down 11 production facilities worldwide, layoffs of 8700 people. At present, the company can call only 600 million euros of funds.

Nevertheless, OSRAM believes that the first phase of the plan to promote the strategic deployment of the company has saved 871 million euros, and will save the next year, the reserve fund of 400 million euros.

It is reported that OSRAM next step will promote the second phase of the plan to promote, the first will be another involves a position of the German local layoffs, is expected to save the company for 1 billion 300 million euros in. But the execution cost of the program is as high as 450 million euros.

OSRAM supervision chairman Peter Bauer has said that the new lighting industry in addition to PHILPS and GE lighting and other old rivals, is Crouching.Tiger,Hidden.Dragon, want to beat more competition, company size must be reduced".

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