Smartrac appoints new chief operating officer

Smartrac, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of RFID transponders, has appointed Dato’ Tan Soo Hee as chief operating officer and member of the group executive team effective June 1, 2010. In this role, he will take over responsibility for the operations of the production facilities worldwide. 

Dato’ Tan Soo Hee joins Smartrac from Infineon Technologies where he was managing director. The engineering expert has 26 years of professional experience in the semiconductor industry and of running complex and multi-site operations. 

Dato’ Tan Soo Hee started his international career in the US after completing his studies in physics in Maine and Rhode Island with the final degree of a Master of Science from BrownUniversity. From 2002 to 2005 he was responsible for technology, industrial engineering and procurement at a semiconductor company in Singapore before he moved to Malaysia for his present position at Infineon.  

Dato’ Tan Soo Hee succeeds Franz Vollmann, who left the company on March 31, 2010. 

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