Roth & Rau AG / Change of Personnel10.08.2010 13:13Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roth & Rau AG expands its management team- Dr. Paul Breddels appointed Chief Operating OfficerHohenstein-Ernstthal, 10 August 2010 - The Supervisory Board of Roth & RauAG has decided to expand the company's three-strong management team andappointed Dr. Paul Breddels (54) Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effectfrom 1 September 2010. Dr. Breddels will be in charge of production,quality management, supply chain and product management/development. Inaddition, he will be responsible for the integration of new Groupcompanies. By expanding its management team, Roth & Rau responds to the newtasks and challenges facing the management as a result of the dynamicgrowth of the company and is getting ready to support the continued growthof the photovoltaics industry.Dr. Breddels most recent position was that of CEO of the Dutch OTB Group.He was involved in the sale of the company's subsidiary, OTB Solar, to Roth& Rau AG in the first quarter of the year and will now push ahead itsintegration into the Roth & Rau Group. Dr. Breddels has a Master's degreeand a PhD in physics from Utrecht University, Netherlands. Dr. Breddelsstarted his career at Philips Research and worked in various managementpositions for Merck KGaA in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Germany. 'I am lookingforward to my new tasks on the Management Board of Roth & Rau. Apart fromintegrating OTB Solar, I will focus on optimising costs and structures inthe production department to lay an important foundation for the continuedprofitable growth of the Roth & Rau Group,' Dr. Breddels said.'We are very pleased to have won Dr. Breddels, who is a competent andexperienced expert and will help to make our Group a world-leading supplierof best-in-class production plants for photovoltaics', said Dr. DietmarRoth, CEO of Roth & Rau AG.About Roth & Rau AG:Roth & Rau AG, based in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, has been one of the world'sleading suppliers of production equipment and innovative productiontechnologies for the photovoltaics industry for more than 10 years now. Inits photovoltaics segment, Roth & Rau focuses on providing antireflectivecoating systems and turnkey production lines for use in the manufacture ofcrystalline silicon solar cells. Further products include thermalprocessing systems also used in the manufacture of crystalline siliconsolar cells, as well as coating systems and turnkey production lines forthe manufacture of thin film solar modules. Roth & Rau MicroSystems, asubsidiary located in the Wüstenbrand district, develops and producesprocess systems for plasma and ion beam enhanced thin film and surfaceprocessing methods tailored to customers' specific needs. The customersserved by this division particularly include companies in the semiconductorindustry, R&D departments in various other industrial sectors, researchinstitutes and universities. The portfolio of the Roth & Rau Group issupplemented by software products in the field of systems management,production monitoring and maintenance and service offerings.Contact:Roth & Rau AGProf. Dr. Silvia Roth Tel.: +49 (0) 3723/6685-333E-Mail: investor@roth-rau.de Haubrok Investor Relations GmbHSimone GornyTel.: +49 (0) 211/17183537E-Mail: s.gorny@haubrok.de10.08.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Press Release distributed by DGAP.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: Roth & Rau AG An der Baumschule 6-8 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal DeutschlandPhone: 03723 6685-0Fax: 03723 6685-100E-mail: info@roth-rau.deInternet: www.roth-rau.deISIN: DE000A0JCZ51WKN: A0JCZ5Indices: TecDAXListed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in München, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
