SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 24, 2004
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
St.-Martin-Strasse
53
D-81541 Munich
Federal Republic of Germany
Tel: +49-89-234-0
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release of Infineon Technologies AG dated November 24, 2004, announcing the appointment of Loh Kin Wah to Infineon’s Management Board effective December 1, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | ||
| Date: November 24, 2004 | By: | /s/ WOLFGANG ZIEBART |
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| Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart | ||
| Chairman, President and | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| By: | /s/ PETER J. FISCHL | |
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| Peter J. Fischl | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
News Release / Presseinformation
Infineon’s
Management Board Gains Further International Expertise:
Loh Kin Wah, Head of Asia Pacific, Appointed to Management Board
Munich, Germany – November 24, 2004 – Loh Kin Wah (50) joins Infineon’s Management Board effective December 1, 2004. This was resolved at a meeting of the Supervisory Board yesterday evening. He will contribute his wide-ranging international experience to the board, in particular due to his many years of successful business development in the growth region Asia.
Loh Kin Wah will continue to be responsible for the Asia Pacific region and will work out of Singapore. Since the foundation of Infineon in April 1999 he was President and Managing Director of Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific. Under his leadership, Infineon has become one of the fastest growing semiconductor manufacturers in Asia. Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific now contributes around one third of the company´s global revenues.
In 1997, Loh was the first employee from Asia to be appointed as Managing Director of Siemens Microelectronics and retained this role after transferring to Infineon. Between 1993 and 1996, he was General Manager (Production) of Siemens Components Singapore. During this appointment, Siemens established its facilities in Batam, Indonesia and Wuxi, China. In 1995, he was presented with the Siemens Semiconductor Total Quality Management Award, the highest accolade conferred by the Siemens Semiconductor Group worldwide. He held a number of senior positions in Malaysia and Germany. Loh began his career at Siemens Components Malacca in 1978 as a quality engineer after earning an Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.
Born in Malaysia, Loh, trained in business administration, speaks English, German, Mandarin and, of course, Malay fluently. Loh was conferred the title of Visiting Professor of Xidian University, China, in 2004 and is also a member of the Singapore Higher
| For the Business and Trade Press: INFXX200411.019e | |||
| Media Relations Corporate | Name: | Phone / Fax: | Email: |
| Worldwide Headquarters | Guenter Gaugler | +49 89 234 28481 / 28482 | guenter.gaugler@infineon.com |
| U.S.A. | Christoph Liedtke | +1 408 501 6790 / 2424 | christoph.liedtke@infineon.com |
| Asia | Kaye Lim | +65 6840 0689 / 0073 | kaye.lim@infineon.com |
| Japan | Hirotaka Shiroguchi | +81 3 5449 6795 / 6401 | hirotaka.shiroguchi@infineon.com |
| Investor Relations | EU/APAC +49 89 234 26655 | USA/CAN +1 408 501 6800 | investor.relations@infineon.com |
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Education Accreditation Council under the Ministry of Trade & Industry. Previously, he held positions on the Board of Directors of National Science and Technology Board (Singapore) and Institute of Microelectronics (Singapore).
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG,
Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for the automotive
and industrial sectors, for applications in the wired communications markets,
secure mobile solutions as well as memory products. With a global presence,
Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from
Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In fiscal year 2004 (ending September), the
company achieved sales of Euro 7.19 billion with about 35,600 employees worldwide.
Infineon is listed
on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange
(ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com.
This news release and a photo are available online at http://www.infineon.com/news/.
| For the Business and Trade Press: INFXX200411.019e | |||
| Media Relations Corporate | Name: | Phone / Fax: | Email: |
| Worldwide Headquarters | Guenter Gaugler | +49 89 234 28481 / 28482 | guenter.gaugler@infineon.com |
| U.S.A. | Christoph Liedtke | +1 408 501 6790 / 2424 | christoph.liedtke@infineon.com |
| Asia | Kaye Lim | +65 6840 0689 / 0073 | kaye.lim@infineon.com |
| Japan | Hirotaka Shiroguchi | +81 3 5449 6795 / 6401 | hirotaka.shiroguchi@infineon.com |
| Investor Relations | EU/APAC +49 89 234 26655 | USA/CAN +1 408 501 6800 | investor.relations@infineon.com |