CAMBRIDGE, ON, Oct. 23, 2017 /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling
Systems Inc. (TSX: ATA) ("ATS" or the "Company") today announced
that its board of directors has expanded its membership to eight
directors and appointed Ms. Kirsten
Lange as a new director, effective October 23, 2017.
Ms. Lange, a German citizen, has 27 years of business experience
in top management and in consulting, across many of the geographies
ATS serves. Most recently, she served as a member of the Management
Board of Voith Hydro, where she was responsible for growing the
Automation and Service divisions, and developing new digital
business models. Previous to that, Ms. Lange spent 22 years with
the Boston Consulting Group ("BCG"), based in Munich, Germany, where she worked as a Partner
and Managing Director serving over 100 companies in sectors such as
machine and plant construction, chemicals, automotive, energy,
packaged consumer goods and more. At BCG she spent two years in
Shanghai, running the local office
and developing the Chinese market. Since 2015 she has served as a
member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Ms. Lange graduated from the
University of Munich with a degree
in Journalism and earned a Master of Business Administration from
INSEAD/France.
Ms. Lange's appointment, which follows a search process,
reflects the objective of the board of directors to ensure that the
board and its committees are comprised of persons having the
knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity of
perspective necessary for effective governance of the Company.
About ATS
ATS is an industry-leading automation
solutions provider to many of the world's most successful
companies. ATS uses its extensive knowledge base and global
capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation
products and value-added services including pre-automation and
after-sales services to address the sophisticated manufacturing
automation systems and service needs of multinational customers in
markets such as life sciences, chemicals, consumer products,
electronics, food, beverage, transportation, energy, and oil and
gas. Founded in 1978, ATS employs approximately 3,500 people at 23
manufacturing facilities and over 50 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast
Asia and China. The
Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol ATA. Visit the Company's website at
www.atsautomation.com.
SOURCE ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.