DGAP-News: First Sensor welcomes new members to its Supervisory Board

First Sensor welcomes new members to its Supervisory Board

Four shareholder representatives appointed by court

The Charlottenburg Local Court has appointed four new shareholder representatives to the Supervisory Board of Berlin-based First Sensor AG, effective May 1, 2020.

The new members that will serve on the Supervisory Board of First Sensor AG are:

- John Mitchell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sensor Solutions at TE Connectivity Ltd.

- Jörg Mann, Member of the Executive Board of TE Connectivity Sensors Germany Holding AG

- Peter McCarthy, Vice President and General Manager of Transportation Sensors at TE Connectivity Germany

- Stephan Itter, Member of the Executive Board of Läpple AG

John Mitchell is slated to be elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board at a constituent meeting to be held shortly. The four new Supervisory Board members join employee representatives Tilo Vollprecht, project engineer at First Sensor Mobility GmbH and Olga Wolfenberg, quality assurance employee at First Sensor AG on the six-person board.

The court appointment of the new Supervisory Board members terminates at the end of the Annual General Meeting of First Sensor AG on May 26, 2020, at which the shareholder representatives will be elected.

The new members replace the previous shareholder representatives, who resigned from the Supervisory Board after the closure of the voluntary public takeover offer of TE Connectivity Sensors Germany Holding AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of TE Connectivity Ltd. Their resignations are effective as of April 30, 2020. The Executive Board of First Sensor AG is very grateful to the previous chairman Prof. Dr. Alfred Gossner, the deputy chairman Prof. Dr. Christoph Kutter as well as Marc de Jong and Guido Prehn for the cooperation and their contributions to the development of the company.

About First Sensor AG

Founded as a technology start-up in the early 1990s, today, First Sensor is a global player in sensor technology. Based on our know-how in chip design and production as well as microelectronic packaging, standard sensors and customer-specific sensor solutions are developed in the fields of photonics, pressure and advanced electronics for the ever-growing demand in key applications for the target markets of Industrial, Medical and Mobility. The strategy is aimed at profitable growth and focuses on key customers and products, forward integration and strengthening our international presence. First Sensor has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 1999 [Prime Standard Ι WKN: 720190 Ι ISIN DE0007201907 Ι SIS]. Further information: www.first-sensor.com.

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