ST. LOUIS, April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma-Aldrich
Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) opened its European Regional
Headquarters today in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The new Einstein Facility located
in the heart of St. Gallen will be home to approximately 50
employees.
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Establishing a European Regional Headquarters represents a
critical operational milestone for the Company - bringing its
European management together in one location to more effectively
serve customers and to accelerate the growth of Sigma-Aldrich
outside the U.S. More than sixty percent of Sigma-Aldrich's global
sales come from non-U.S. entities and that percentage continues to
grow.
"Having our management team together at one site will enable
stronger leadership and direction for major supply chain and sales
functions, which will result in more efficient management processes
and faster decision making," said Michael
Harris, Vice President, Managing Director EMEA. "This energy
will help accelerate the future growth of the Company."
Sigma-Aldrich has been
operating in the canton of St. Gallen since 1989. "We have always
had a good relationship with the authorities of the Canton," said Harris. "When it came time to
pick a location for our headquarters, we quickly determined that
St. Gallen was the clear best choice. The city is only 30 minutes
from our Buchs manufacturing facility, proximate to the
Zurich international airport and
is well known for its business-friendly environment."
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and
High Technology company committed to Enabling Science to Improve
the Quality of Life. Its chemical and biochemical products and kits
are used in scientific research, including genomic and proteomic
research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development and as key
components in pharmaceutical, diagnostic and other high technology
manufacturing. The Company has customers in life science companies,
university and government institutions, hospitals, and in industry.
More than one million scientists and technologists use its
products. Sigma-Aldrich operates
in 40 countries and has 7,900 employees providing excellent service
worldwide. For more information about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit
its award-winning website at http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.
Sigma-Aldrich is a trademark of
Sigma-Aldrich Biotechnology L.P. and Sigma-Aldrich Co.