announced today the
finalization of a number of changes to the executive management
team and to the board of directors as was disclosed in the
Company's filling to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on January 24,
2005 announcing the merger with Magnecomp International Limited
(MIL). All appointments to take effect from February 2, 2005.
The changes to the executive management team include:
Mr. Steven Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of MIL, is
appointed as Chief Executive Officer of KR Precision Public
Company Limited.
Mr. Albert Kim Guan Ong, President of Data Storage Components
Division of MIL, is appointed the President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company.
Mr. Yong Kok Hoon, Chief Financial Officer of MIL, is appointed
Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
The change to the Board of directors is:
Mr. Steven Campbell, KRP's Chief Executive Officer will also
serve as executive director of the Company.
Mr. Steven Campbell, CEO of KR Precision commented, "We are
excited about the future and are pleased to have the new senior
management team on board to spearhead the integration plan. With
the combined technical and engineering talents, enhanced financial
strength, increase in production capacity and expanded customer
base, we are confident that the new combined entity will emerge as
a stronger supplier of suspension assemblies for the HDD
industry."
Brief biographies of the new management team follow:
Steven Glenn Campbell is a non-independent Executive Director
and Chief Executive Officer of Magnecomp International Limited. He
joined Magnecomp on July 26, 2002 and is currently based in
Singapore. Prior to joining Magnecomp he was the head of the
Desktop Solutions Division for Western Digital Corporation and
also held several other executive positions at WD including Senior
VP of Engineering, VP of New Product Introduction and Chief
Quality Officer. Mr. Campbell has over 25 years of experience in
the electronics and disk drive industries, including more than 22
years in the data storage industry. His experience also includes
managerial and engineering positions with DataPlay Corporation,
Quantum Corporation, Honeywell Corporation and Hewlett-Packard
Corporation. He holds three U.S. patents in the area of magnetic
storage and received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Arizona.
Albert Ong Kim Guan is a non-independent Executive Director and
President of the Data Storage Components Division of Magnecomp
International Limited. He was appointed to the Board on February
18, 2002. Mr Ong has more than 18 years of data storage
experience. He spent the initial years of his career at one of the
world’s leading manufacturers of hard disk drives in various
management positions both in Asia and the United States rising
from engineer to senior director. Mr Ong received his Bachelor’s
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Western
Australia and holds a post graduate diploma in Business
Administration and one patent in the area of Optical Storage.
Yong Kok Hoon is a non-independent Executive Director and Chief
Financial Officer of Magnecomp International Limited. He was
appointed to the Board on February 18, 2002. Mr Yong is a
Certified Public Accountant and is a Fellow of the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants. Prior to joining the Group, he
was the Group Financial Controller of QAF Group and was a partner
in an international accounting firm. Mr Yong started his
accounting career with KPMG and subsequently spent more than ten
years in Ernst & Young specializing in auditing and advisory
services for companies in various industries ranging from medium
size enterprises to large MNCs, Big-Cap listed companies and
conglomerates. He also acted as reporting accountant for
multi-million-dollar IPOs and M&A transactions. He was a member of
the financial statements review committee and was also a member of
the China committee of the Institute of Certified Public
Accountants of Singapore. He holds a Master’s of Business
Administration degree from the International Management Centre,
United Kingdom.
About KR Precision
Headquartered in Ayutthaya, Thailand, KR Precision is a world
leader in the manufacturing and optimizing of Suspension
Assemblies for Hard Disk Drives and in the manufacturing of
precision metal components. KR Precision counts among its
customers many of the world’s largest and most well known Hard
Disk Drive producers. For more information, please visit the KR
Precision website at http://www.krprecision.com.
About Magnecomp International Limited
Magnecomp manufactures hard disk drive suspension assemblies
under its Data Storage Components Division (“DS”) for major hard
disk drive manufacturers and performs precision stamping,
commercial tooling and die, and assembly in its Office Automation
and Consumer Electronics Components Division (“OACE”) for a
variety of customers worldwide. The Group became a publicly traded
company on the Singapore Stock Exchange in January 1998. Magnecomp
has manufacturing facilities in China and Thailand and a research
and development Technology Center facility close to its USA
customers. More information about Magnecomp can be found at
http://www.magnecomp.com.
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