OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors today announced that on January 1, 2007, Josef Ringsgwandl will be appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Robert Wittgen on the Managing Board of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors in Regensburg, Germany. Ringsgwandl was previously head of the Controlling Department for the Ballasts and Luminaires Division of OSRAM Munich, a position he has held since 1997.

Ringsgwandl began his career in 1975 in the Lighting Division at Siemens in Traunreut, Germany. Ringsgwandl joins the team of Dr. Rüdiger Müller who chairs the Managing Board, and Jörg Thäle who is responsible for the production side of the business.

Wittgen is moving to the parent company OSRAM, where he will take on the role of Global Chief Information Officer (CIO). He has been responsible for finances at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors since 1999. As CIO, he will now have global responsibility for information technology within the OSRAM group.

About OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is a wholly owned subsidiary of OSRAM, one of the world’s two leading lighting manufacturers. It offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. The company operates sites in Regensburg (Germany), San Jose (USA) and Penang (Malaysia). For the fiscal year ending in September 2005, the more than 3,500 employees of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors achieved a sales volume of 452 million euros. For more information, visit www.osram-os.com.