Carl Severinghaus 1952, US citizen

Function	President Tecan Americas,  Member since 2007, joining Tecan in 1991
Education	B.A. in Public Speaking and Communications (Drake University, Des Moines, lowa, USA)
	Professional Background
2009 - present	President Tecan Americas, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Member of Executive Committee
2007 - 2008	Senior Vice President International Sales, Tecan Group, Zurich, Switzerland, and Member of the Executive Committee
1999 - 2006	President/General Manager Tecan US and 2000 - 2003 Head of Bio Pharma Business Unit, Member of Executive Committee, Research Triangle Park North Carolina
1991 - 1998	Vice President Sales/National Sales Manager Tecan US, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
1980 - 1991	National Sales Manager and other sales management positions at American Monitor Corporation (Indianapolis, IN, USA)
Other activities	none