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Thomas Schaffer appointed new CFO at OSRAM

With effect from April 1, 2009 Thomas Schaffer will join the management board of OSRAM GmbH and take responsilbilty as CFO (Chief Financial Officer). He succeeds Johannes Närger, who has joined the Board of Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Group as head of Finance and Human Resources.

Aged 50, Thomas Schaffer started his career with a traineeship at Siemens in 1979. After studying business administration at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, he served in various business administration posts. From 2005 to 2008 he was in charge of Business Administration and Controlling for the Automation Group in China. His subsequent and most recent position was as CFO of the Imaging & IT Division of the Healthcare Sector in Erlangen.

ABOUT OSRAM

OSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Sales for the OSRAM group worldwide in the year ending September 30, 2008 totaled 4.6 billion euros, 88 percent of which came from outside Germany. OSRAM is a high-tech company in the lighting industry. Nearly 65 percent of sales come from energy-efficient products. This global player employs more than 43,500 people worldwide, supplies customers in some 150 countries and has 46 production facilities in 17 countries.

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