Dr. Hans Liebler Joins SCM Microsystems' Board of Directors
April 28 2008 - 4:47PM
PR Newswire (US)
FREMONT, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM
Microsystems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SCMMNASDAQ:PrimeNASDAQ:Standard:NASDAQ:SMY), a leading
provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced
the appointment of Dr. Hans Liebler to its Board of Directors,
effective June 1, 2008. Liebler, 39, brings more than a decade of
senior management experience in banking, consulting and direct
investing to SCM's board. Since July 2006, he has been a general
partner of Lincoln Vale European Partners, an investment management
company he co-founded that is focused on strategic long-term
investments in European small- and mid-cap companies, and which is
currently the largest single stockholder of the Company. From
September 2002 to July 2006, Dr. Liebler managed an investment fund
he had conceived for Allianz AG, applying a private equity approach
to European publicly listed companies. Dr. Liebler started his
career at consulting company McKinsey & Company in Madrid and
New York. He subsequently co-led McKinsey's German Corporate
Finance practice during a time of expansion, leading many major
European merger and acquisition projects and IPOs. Since 1998, Dr.
Liebler has also served as an adjunct professor at the European
Business School in Germany. He holds a Master's degree in Business
Administration from the University of Munich and a Ph.D in Finance
from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. "We are very
pleased that Dr. Liebler will join the Board of SCM Microsystems.
His financial expertise and experience as a senior investment
professional are valuable assets for the Company at this stage of
its development and growth," said Werner Karl Koepf, Chairman of
the Board. "SCM Microsystems has a strong brand and reputation, a
proven ability to innovate and an exciting vision for the security
market," said Dr. Hans Liebler. "I look forward to working closely
with SCM's management team and directors to help advise the Company
on how best to leverage its strengths to maximize value in the
marketplace and with shareholders." When his appointment is
effective in June, Dr. Liebler will become the seventh member of
SCM Microsystems' Board of Directors. For further information about
SCM Microsystems, please visit http://www.scmmicro.com/. About SCM
Microsystems SCM Microsystems is a leading provider 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 contact and contactless
smart card reader technology for secure PC, payment systems,
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/. Note: All trademarks are the property of
their respective owners. 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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