LPKF strengthens management

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Garbsen (euro adhoc) - Garbsen, 4th October 2007 - The Supervisory
Board of LPKF Laser & Electronics AG appointed Kai Bentz to the Board
of Managing Directors with immediate effect. The 35-year-old graduate
economist joined LPKF AG in 2002, and was Group Finance and HR
Manager before being promoted to the board.

His appointment leads to a reshuffle of board responsibilities in
order to strengthen the sales activities of the group. Bernd
Hackmann, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, is in charge
of Distribution, Production and Logistics. Bernd Lange is responsible
for Development, Marketing and New Technologies. Kai Bentz will be
accountable for Finance, Investor Relations, HR and Administration.

At the same time, LPKF strengthens the internal accountability of the
MID, Laser Plastics Welding and Solar divisions. The MID division in
Garbsen/Germany is managed by Nils Heininger. The Laser Plastics
Welding division is concentrated in Erlangen/Germany and is managed
by Frank Brunnecker. The Solar business is bundled within LPKF
SolarQuipment GmbH established in 2007 in Suhl/Germany. Managing
Director is Jürgen Bergedieck.

LPKF Laser & Electronics AG is a leading global specialist in laser
technology, laser material processing and drive technology. LPKF
develops and distributes systems used in electronics production, the
automotive industry, and in the manufacture of solar cells. Its
export share is 80 per cent. The Group has approx. 300 employees
worldwide.

end of announcement euro adhoc 04.10.2007 09:52:49
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Further inquiry note:
Bettina Schäfer
Tel.: +49 (0)5131 7095 382
b.schaefer@lpkf.de

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0006450000
WKN: 645000
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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