Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 3, 1997

Wolfgang Dondorf – Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology Ag (pv)

Wolfgang Dondorf, aged 53, Chairman of the management Board of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, joined the company as Managing Director in July 1994. From 1989 until 1994, Mr. Dondorf served as Managing Director of King Plastic GmbH, a plastic components manufacturing company. Prior thereto, he held management and executive positions with Sprague Electric Inc. (1971 to 1979), a manufacturer of electronic components, Starkstrom Gummersbach GmbH (1979 to 1982), a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, and Pulsotronic (1982 to 1989), a sensor manufacturer. Mr. Dondorf received a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Aachen, Germany. Profile
TWST: Give us a summary of Pfeiffer Vacuum. Tell us what the company is

doing today.

Mr. Dondorf: The company itself is involved in vacuum technology, which

is a basic technology required by