Amantys attracts experienced Power Electronics Executive to the Board with the appointment of Erwin Wolf as a Non-Executive Director

Date
03/01/2012

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Erwin Wolf

Amantys Ltd, the intelligent power switch company, announces the appointment of power industry expert and entrepreneur Erwin Wolf to the Board of the company. Erwin has a vast experience in leading business ventures and advanced technology teams in the field of power semiconductors and optoelectronics primarily with Siemens AG and Infineon AG. Currently Erwin is CEO of Azzurro Semiconductors, supplying GaN on silicon wafers for LED and power semiconductor applications. Prior to Azzurro he was Vice President Technology in power semiconductors at Infineon, and before that, Managing Director at Infineon Fibre Optik GmbH. His 30 year career also includes the role of CEO at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc. and Vice President of Opto Components at Siemens AG, and Infineon with global experience including posts in Malaysia and California. Commenting on this appointment, Chairman Pete Magowan said "The addition of Erwin to the Amantys Board brings a strength and depth of knowledge of the power industry, and will help us greatly to extend our partnerships with semiconductor companies. Amantys continues to make rapid progress and the team are very much looking forward to drawing on Erwin's experience as the company further establishes itself in the power switching market." Speaking on his appointment, Erwin said "I've been impressed with the speed at which Amantys has established its credentials with major OEMs and the power chip industry as it brings its first products to market. As the company moves into the next stage of its growth I'm looking forward to helping the team to build on its successes to date." About Amantys Amantys's mission is to deliver an intelligent power switch that dramatically improves the energy efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of power switching electronics, and so reducing the amount of waste energy dissipated as heat. In July 2011, Amantys secured a $7million Series A investment round, led by Moonray Investors, part of Fidelity International and ARM Holdings plc (ARM). Amantys has recently been selected as one of the Global Cleantech 100 list. For more information please visit www.amantys.com

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