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News Release from: Shipley Europe
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Barthelmes replaces Foster at Shipley
Shipley has announced the appointment of Patrice Barthelmes as President of its Shipley Ronal PWB Division.
Shipley has announced the appointment of Patrice Barthelmes as President of its Shipley Ronal PWB Division Working from his current location in Paris, Barthelmes will lead the company's printed wiring board (PWB) business spanning the USA, Europe and Asia
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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He will continue with his responsibilities as President of Shipley Europe.
Barthelmes replaces Michael Foster, who is retiring after a career of 34 years with Rohm and Haas, where he worked in engineering, finance, marketing and corporate development, including a successful assignment in Mexico.
The company has also announced that Carol Eicher will become Vice President and General Manager, Americas PWB, a newly created position reporting to Barthelmes.
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"Michael helped build Shipley into the industry leader", said Pierre Brondeau, CEO, Shipley.
"We will miss his insight and expertise, but we are happy that he now gets time to relax and enjoy the hard-earned rewards of his outstanding career.
We are also very pleased to have such outstanding leaders as Patrice and Carol who can immediately step in, meet the challenges of this competitive business and continue to provide our customers with next-generation technologies and the best service in the industry".
Foster is well known throughout the PWB industry, having been a part of Shipley since 1983.
He was a key member of the Rohm and Haas team involved in the initial investment in Shipley and during his 18 years with Shipley, he made significant contributions to the growth of the company and the development of the PWB industry.
His leadership in the industry includes service as past Chairman of the IPC Suppliers Management Council Steering Committee as well as other similar roles within industry associations.
He engineered the 1999 acquisition of Lea Ronal, a move that positioned Shipley as the leader in the PWB industry.
Barthelmes was appointed President, Shipley Europe in September 1999.
He came to Shipley from SKW Group where he was a division Senior Vice President.
Prior to SKW Group, he worked for Sanofi Group and Air Liquide Group.
He has academic credentials in chemical engineering and environmental engineering from INSA in Toulouse, France.
An electronics industry veteran, Eicher most recently led the Global Organic Specialties Business of Shipley's parent company, Rohm and Haas.
As General Manager, Americas PWB, Eicher will be responsible for all aspects of Shipley 's PWB business in North America as well as for PWB marketing functions worldwide.
Eicher joined Rohm and Haas in May 2000, and her experience includes 12 years in the electronics industry with DuPont.
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