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Herrmann Ultrasonic, Inc, the North American Headquarters of the Herrmann Group, is pleased to announce leadership developments. Mr. Thomas Herrmann, formerly General Manager of Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc., returns to Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG to assume the position of CEO Sales & Finances as of April 1, 2007. He remains President & CEO of Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.

Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co KG is located in Karlsbad, Germany and is the global headquarters of the Herrmann Group. It was founded by Thomas Herrmann’s father, Mr. Walter Herrmann, in 1961. Thomas Herrmann continues as the second generation leader of private, family-owned Herrmann Group. The Herrmann Group is recognized as the technology leader in ultrasonic plastic welding technology, and is active with many Fortune 500 customers in three business divisions; PLASTICS, NONWOVENS, and PACKAGING. Thomas Herrmann founded the North American Headquarters located outside of Chicago in 1990. He returns to Germany after a combined total of nine years living in the US.

Mr. Uwe Peregi assumed the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager at Herrmann Ultrasonics this past month. He joined Herrmann Ultrasonics in January
2006 as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Uwe Peregi has lived in the US since 2000. His past experience includes Country Director US at Tec-Sem, Account Manager at Brooks Automation, and Service Manager at Alphasem. Uwe Peregi received his MBA from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, in 2005.

For more information on Herrmann Ultrasonics’ news and products, please contact Emily Kornak at marketing@herrmannultrasonics.com.