OSRAM appoints new CEO:Olaf Berlien

November 5th, according to the British Financial Times reported that the world's second largest lighting manufacturer OSRAM announced the appointment of Olaf Berlien as the next CEO, the appointment will take effect in January 2015.

OSRAM announced on its official website, 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. In addition, the announcement referred to the company's former CEO Wolfgang Dehen voluntary resignation.

Insiders pointed out that OSRAM since the spin off from the SIEMENS group, experienced a transition from traditional lighting to the new LED lighting, sales decline. In July this year, the company announced layoffs in the global 7800 people, operating conditions worrying. Olaf Berlien took office is to turn the tide will become the focus of the industry.

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