Smartrac restructures management board

Smartrac, a manufacturer of RFID transponders and inlays, has announced its new management board structure.

Christian Uhl and Nigel Sealey will jointly lead the company with immediate effect. Both will act as co-chairmen of the management board.

Christian Uhl, already being a director A of the company, was appointed on December 5, 2012, as (co-) chairman. Nigel Sealey will be formally appointed to the position of co-chairman after his appointment as Director A by a general meeting of shareholders to be held on January 22, 2013. Both will continue to perform their functions as CFO and COO respectively.

Christian Uhl joined Smartrac in May 2006 as Director corporate accounting, controlling and finance. Since April 1, 2008, he has been a member of the group executive team and holds the management position of group chief financial officer (CFO). Christian Uhl holds a degree in business administration from the University of Bayreuth, Germany.
Nigel Sealey joined Smartrac in April 2012 as group chief operations officer (COO) and member of the group executive team coming from Oberthur Technologies where he held the position of Global operations director since 2004. Sealey graduated in Materials Science; Mechanical and Production Engineering from GLOSCAT (now Gloucestershire University), England. 

In their role as co-chairmen of the management board, Christian Uhl and Nigel Sealey will work closely with both the supervisory board and the group executive team. 
It is planned to appoint Richard Smith, managing director at One Equity Partners, as a member of the supervisory board at the general meeting to be held on January 22, 2013. This supersedes the earlier announced plan to appoint Gregory O’Hara chief executive officer of Smartrac. O’Hara will provide consultancy services to One Equity Partners and will advise Smartrac on the development of new business opportunities. 

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