Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 6, 2000

Harald Sommerer – At & S Ag (atsv.de)

DR HARALD SOMMERER is the Chief Financial Officer of AT&S AG. He graduated from the University of Economics, with a degree in Economics and Social Sciences, specialising in Controlling and Management. He also holds a doctorate in Economics and Social Sciences and Master in Management from the J.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Dr Sommerer joined the Trainee Program at Creditanstalt-Bankverein, and then spent three years in the Forex- Trading department. He then joined Bain & Company as a consultant, leaving in 1997 to take up the position of Member of the Managing Board in charge of Merger & Acquisitions, treasury, Investor Relations Management, Personnel, Purchase. He is married with two children. Profile
TWST: Perhaps the best place to start is to give us a brief overview of

the business; and could you highlight the most significant recent events

in the corporate history.

Dr. Sommerer: