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Viasystems Strengthens European Management Team

12 January 1999

Viasystems Strengthens European Management Team


    ST. LOUIS--Jan. 12, 1999--Timothy L. Conlon, president and chief operating officer - Viasystems Group, Inc., announced today that Jeffrey L. Davis has been appointed president - Viasystems Europe effective January 1, 1999.
    Davis previously served as senior vice president of Europe for FCI/Berg headquartered in London.
    Davis joined Berg Electronics as a result of Berg's acquisition of McKenzie Technology from Kyocera Corporation in August 1994. At the time of the acquisition, Davis was president of McKenzie. In March 1995, Davis was appointed vice president, general manager of Berg Electronics' value added cable assembly business. In March 1997, he was promoted to senior vice president of Berg Electronics - Europe.
    Before his tenure at Berg, Davis owned McKenzie Technology from 1986 until 1991 when Kyocera acquired McKenzie. Prior to McKenzie, Davis was chief financial officer - Danum Investments, a venture capital company based in California, USA, funded by Pegler-Hattersley, PLC, a publicly held British company. Prior to that, Davis served as chief financial officer - Pyramid Electronics, a regional electronics value added distributor of electronic components and cable assemblies, now part of Kent Electronics, a leading United States national electronic distributor and contract manufacturer.
    "In addition to his extensive knowledge and experience in diverse areas of the electronics industry, his outstanding career achievements make him extremely qualified to lead our European organization," said Tim Conlon.
    Based in St. Louis, Mo., Viasystems Group, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of printed circuit boards and value added backplane assemblies and services. The company operates manufacturing facilities worldwide, supplying customers in a variety of markets that include the telecommunications, computer, automotive, military, consumer electronics, industrial, medical, and instrumentation industries.