Roland Sackers joined the Company in 1999 as Vice President Finance and has been Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Managing Director since January 1 2004. In 2006 Mr. Sackers became Managing Director. Between 1995 and 1999 Mr. Sackers acted as an auditor with Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft. Mr. Sackers graduated from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Germany with an M.B.A. Until 2006 Mr. Sackers has been a member of the Supervisory Board of IBS AG and member of the Audit Committee of IBS AG. Since July 2004 Mr. Sackers is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Operon Biotechnologies Inc. |