LEDVANCE Names New CFO

July 10, 2018

Tim Yun Chen has been named new Chief Financial Officer of LEDVANCE, effective July 1, 2018. Operating out of the global headquarters in Garching, Chen succeeds Oliver Neubrand, who is leaving the company at his own request on July 31.

Tim Yun Chen looks back on more than 15 years of experience in leading management positions and brings more than 10 years of market experience in the lighting industry. For 12 years, Chen worked for Osram, out of which he spent around five years in their Munich headquarters. His most recent position at Osram was as CFO for the Asia-Pacific region.

“Tim Yun Chen has been with our company for many years,” noted Lin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LEDVANCE. “With his international experience and industry expertise, he will strengthen the LEDVANCE management team. Together we want to master the challenges in the lighting industry.”

Lin is Executive General Manager of the leading Chinese LED lighting company MLS, the sole owner of LEDVANCE. Hubert Roßkopf, Chairman of the joint works council, was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Before joining LEDVANCE, Hubert Roßkopf worked for Osram for more than 25 years, where he was appointed works council Chairman in 2010.

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