SCM Microsystems Names Felix Marx as CEO
August 01 2007 - 2:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
ISMANING, Germany, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM
Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCMM), a leading provider of solutions
that open the Digital World, today announced the appointment of
Felix Marx as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2007.
Mr. Marx, 40, will be based at the Company's headquarters in
Ismaning, Germany and will also be Managing Director of the
Company's German subsidiary, SCM Microsystems GmbH. In keeping with
German employment practice, Mr. Marx will remain with his current
employer for three months before joining SCM, during which period
Stephan Rohaly, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will
continue to serve as interim CEO. "Felix Marx brings a unique
combination of skills and experience to SCM," said Werner Koepf,
Chairman of the Board of SCM. "His deep understanding both of SCM's
markets and the broader smart card applications industry provide
him with the background to quickly grasp our business and the
vision to help drive it forward. He also brings a wide range of
experience in sales and business line management, both of which are
important to optimize SCM's opportunities and operations. We are
extremely pleased to welcome Felix Marx to the SCM team." Since
2003, Felix Marx has held a variety of management positions with
NXP Semiconductors, a specialty semiconductor manufacturer founded
by Philips that provides solutions for mobile communications,
consumer electronics, security applications, contactless payment
and connectivity, and in-car entertainment and networking. Most
recently, Mr. Marx has served as General Manager of NXP's Near
Field Communication (NFC) business, which focuses on the use of
existing contactless smart card standards, such as MIFARE, FeliCa
and ISO1443 technology, as well as other standards to enable
devices such as mobile phones to act as secure access and payment
mechanisms. Prior to this, he also served as General Manager of
NXP's Contactless & Embedded Security business, where he was
responsible for NXP's smart card (mobile communications, banking,
e-government), NFC and reader businesses. In addition, Mr. Marx
also has several years' experience in the data and voice networking
sector, where he held various sales, marketing, product management
and business line management positions with companies including
Global One Telecommunications and Ericsson. He holds a bachelor's
degree in engineering from the Technical Academy in Vienna and a
Master of Advanced Studies in Knowledge Management from Danube
University in Austria. About SCM Microsystems SCM Microsystems is a
leading supplier of solutions that open the Digital World by
enabling people to conveniently access digital content and
services. The company develops, markets and sells the industry's
broadest range of smart card reader technology for secure PC,
network and physical access and digital media readers for transfer
of digital content to OEM customers in the government, financial,
enterprise, consumer electronics and photographic equipment markets
worldwide. Global headquarters are in Ismaning, Germany. For
additional information, visit the SCM Microsystems web site at
http://www.scmmicro.com/. All trade names are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders. DATASOURCE: SCM
Microsystems, Inc. CONTACT: Annika Oelsner, +49 89 9595-5220, , or
Darby Dye, +1-510-249-4883, , both of SCM Microsystems, Inc. Web
site: http://www.scmmicro.com/
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