Oxford, Mass., USA - April 17, 2014, Oxford, Mass., USA - IPG Photonics Corporation, a manufacturer of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers, nominates Eric Meurice and Thomas J. Seifert to be elected to the company's board of directors at its 2014 annual meeting of shareholders on June 3, 2014.
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Mr. Meurice served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ASML Holding NV, a provider of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and technology, from October 2004 to June 2013, and as Chairman until March 2014.
From 2001 to 2004, he was Executive Vice President of the Thomson Television Division of Thomson SA, an electronics manufacturer.
From 1995 to 2001, he served as head of Dell Computer's Western, Eastern Europe and EMEA emerging market businesses.
Before 1995, he gained significant technology experience at ITT Semiconductor and at Intel Corporation. He now serves on the board of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (a semiconductor company).
Mr. Meurice earned a Master's degree in Mechanics and Energy Generation, at the Ecole Centrale de Paris, a Master's degree in Economics from la Sorbonne University, Paris, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Mr. Seifert has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Symantec Corporation, a provider of security, backup and availability solutions, since March 2014.
He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Brightstar Corporation, a wireless distribution and services company, from December 2012 to March 2014.
He was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a semiconductor company, from October 2009 to August 2012.
From October 2008 to August 2009, Mr. Seifert served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Qimonda AG, a German memory chip manufacturer, and as Chief Operating Officer from June 2004 to October 2008.
He also held executive positions at Infineon AG, White Oak Semiconductor, and Altis Semiconductor.
Mr. Seifert has a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Friedrich Alexander University and a Master's degree in Mathematics and Economics from Wayne State University. ■