George Dramowicz appointed as new Managing Director of Kontron East Europe sp. z o.o.

Augsburg, December 5, 2014 – Kontron, a leading global provider of Embedded Computer Technology (ECT) appointed George Dramowicz to lead its Eastern European Business operation in Poland, effective 28th November 2014. He takes over from Slawomir Jasinski who resigned from the management board on the same date.

George Dramowicz held a number of international leadership positions within several technology companies in the last 30 years. He is especially experienced in the areas of Strategic Planning and Operations Management with a focus on Lean and Quality Management Systems.

In his last position he acted as EMEA Operations Director for TE Connectivity in Czech Republic. He held several leadership positions at Merix, Celestica, Honeywell, AlliedSignal, Canadian Marconi Co. and Pratt & Whitney Canada in the recent years. George Dramowicz has a broad international experience, living and working in six different countries in Europe and North America throughout his career. He holds an engineering degree from Warsaw Technical University and successfully completed post graduate Executive Leadership program at the Management Institute at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

“We are very pleased that we could win such a seasoned professional to foster and expand our Eastern European business and welcome George to our Management team” said Christian Latka, Chairman of the Board of Kontron East Europe sp z o.o..

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About Kontron

Kontron is a global leader in embedded computing technology. With its employees in research and development, Kontron creates many of the standards that drive the world’s embedded computing platforms. Kontron’s product longevity, local engineering an d support, and value-added services, help create a sustainable and viable embedded solution for OEMs and system integrators. Kontron works closely with its customers on their embedded application-ready platforms and custom solutions, enabling them to focus on their core competencies. The result is an accelerated time-to-market, reduced total-costof-ownership and an improved overall application with leading-edge, highly-reliable embedded technology.

Kontron is listed on the German TecDAX stock exchange under the symbol "KBC". For more information, please visit:

http://www.kontron.com/

Additional Information:

Christian Latka
Kontron
E-Mail: Christian.Latka@kontron.com

Alexandra Habekost
Kontron
E-Mail: Alexandra.Habekost@kontron.com