Rohde & Schwarz Names Prez/COO

MUNICH -- Effective 1 July 2003, Michael Vohrer (55) was appointed President and COO of Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG. Michael Vohrer previously held the position of Executive Vice President and Head of the Test and Measurement Division. He is successor to Hans Wagner (64) who stepped down from the Executive Board. The Executive Board now consists of Friedrich Schwarz as the Chairman, Reinhard Bruckner and Michael Vohrer.

In 1996, Michael Vohrer became head of the Test and Measurement Division of Rohde & Schwarz and has since succeeded in significantly increasing the company's share in this segment of the world market. Before, he was in charge of the Mobile Radio T&M Products Subdivision. During this period of time, Rohde & Schwarz became the world market leader in mobile radio test and measurement.

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