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Aldo Kamper Named Head of Osram Sylvania Automotive Group

Osram Sylvania today announced the appointment of Aldo Kamper as executive vice president and general manager for the NAFTA Region Automotive Lighting Division. Headquartered in Danvers, MA, Osram Sylvania is the North American operation of OSRAM GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG. In addition to heading up North American automotive operations, Kamper will oversee Osram Sylvania interests in Valeo Sylvania, a 50/50 joint venture with Valeo, and represent the Automotive group on the Osram Sylvania Executive Committee.

DANVERS, MA — Osram Sylvania today announced the appointment of Aldo Kamper as executive vice president and general manager for the NAFTA Region Automotive Lighting Division. Headquartered in Danvers, MA, Osram Sylvania is the North American operation of OSRAM GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG.

In addition to heading up North American automotive operations, Kamper will oversee Osram Sylvania interests in Valeo Sylvania, a 50/50 joint venture with Valeo, and represent the Automotive group on the Osram Sylvania Executive Committee.

Since 2001, Kamper has been vice president and general manager of LEDs within OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. From 1999 to 2001, he was director of visible LEDs for Automotive. Kamper joined OSRAM in 1994 as controller of affiliated companies, leaving in 1997 to obtain a master’s degree from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Kamper also received a degree in business management from the University of Limburg in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Kamper will transition from Osram Opto Semiconductors, relocating from Germany to New Hampshire.

For more information about Osram Sylvania, visit: http://www.sylvania.com.

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