Oerlikon Group reorganizing its textile division

22 Nov '11

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Nearly 45 % of Oerlikon Textile employees are based in Asia, with that share rising to 50 % by the end of 2014. By the end of 2012 more than 40 % of Oerlikon Textile senior management positions will be based in Shanghai (up from 10 % at present). With this simplification of the organization, and a strong order book reaching into 2014, Oerlikon Textile is positioned to benefit from long-term trends in the textile industry.

Clement Woon (52, Singaporean) is an internationally experienced Executive. He has held leadership positions at, inter alia, Thomson Consumer Electronics and the Leica Group. In his previous position, Clement Woon served from 2008 to 2011 as President and CEO of SATS Ltd., Singapore, an airline catering and ground handling service provider with sales of CHF 1.2 billion, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. In this function he led the expansion of the company into the non-aviation sector, diversifying the portfolio and paving the way for sustainable development.

As the President of Geosystems Division of Leica Geosystems AG, a multinational corporation based in Switzerland, Clement Woon led the transformation of the company's value chain to deliver cost effective high technology solutions for the Surveying industry. He was instrumental in growing Leica Geosystems' business and presence in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Americas and Middle East regions.

Clement Woon holds a Bachelor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering degree and a Masters of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).

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