EANS-Adhoc: ams AG / ams expands Management Board with Thomas Stockmeier joining as Chief Operating Officer (COO)

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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)
29.10.2014

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (29 October 2014) - ams (SIX: AMS), a
leading provider of high performance sensor solutions and analog ICs,
announces that Thomas Stockmeier will join Kirk Laney, CEO, and
Michael Wachsler-Markowitsch, CFO, on the Management Board of ams as
Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect.

Thomas Stockmeier gained extensive experience in semiconductor R&D,
production and related areas during his 29-year career in the
electronics sector. Following an engineering diploma in Material
Science, he spent 13 years at ABB Group, Switzerland, in various
roles including Head of R&D at ABB Semiconductors AG and earned a
doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering. From 1999-2013, Thomas
Stockmeier was Member of the Management Board of SEMIKRON Elektronik
GmbH, Germany, with responsibility for technology, quality, and
production. Thomas Stockmeier joined ams in April 2013 as General
Manager of the company's Industrial and Medical businesses. He took
on responsibility for the Sensors and Sensor Interfaces division as
well as Corporate Technology in 2014.

Kirk Laney, CEO of ams, commented on the appointment: "Michael and I
are excited to welcome Thomas Stockmeier to the Management Board of
ams, given his expertise in high volume semiconductor production and
all aspects of operational excellence for a global customer base.
Together, we will be able to accelerate our evolution into a world
leading sensor solutions provider."

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About ams

ams develops and manufactures high performance analog semiconductors
that solve its customers' most challenging problems with innovative
solutions. ams' products are aimed at applications which require
extreme precision, accuracy, dynamic range, sensitivity, and
ultra-low power consumption. ams' product range includes sensors,
sensor interfaces, power management ICs and wireless ICs for
customers in the consumer, industrial, medical, mobile communications
and automotive markets.

With headquarters in Austria, ams employs over 1,500 people globally
and serves more than 7,800 customers worldwide. ams is listed on the
SIX Swiss stock exchange (ticker symbol: AMS). More information about
ams can be found at www.ams.com.

Further inquiry note:
Moritz M. Gmeiner
Director Investor Relations
Tel: +43 3136 500-31211
Fax: +43 3136 500-931211
Email: investor@ams.com

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issuer: ams AG
Tobelbader Strasse 30
A-8141 Unterpremstaetten
phone: +43 3136 500-0
FAX: +43 3136 500-931211
mail: investor@ams.com
WWW: www.ams.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: AT0000A18XM4
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