Curriculum Vitae
| Name | Dr. Paul A. Breddels | ||
| Date of birth | November 25, 1955 | ||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||
| Status | Married, two sons | ||
| Address | Diamantring 71 | ||
| 5629 GP Eindhoven | |||
| The Netherlands | |||
| Mobile phone number | +31629004414 | ||
| Private telephone number | +31408481967 | ||
| pabreddels1@hotmail.com |
2011 (Dec) – Now Holst Technical Center, Business Development
Open Innovation Institute (JV TNO and IMEC) in the area of Photovoltaics, Displays and Autonomous Sensors
Condorvista B.V.
A company focussing on Business Development Assistance of highly innovative companies that need to expand their geographical reach. Current clients include a Specialty Chemical Company (Belgium), an Algae Separation Equipment Company (The Netherlands) and a Laser Equipment Company with Roll to Roll Manufacturing Lines expertises (for Electronics on foil applications)
2010 (Sept.) – 2011 (Jul.) COO Roth und Rau Group
Public company in Hohenstein, Eastern Germany;
one of the main players in manufacturing Solar Equipment. Turnover in 2010 about 285 mio Euro with about 1100 employees
2007 (Dec.) – 2011 (Mar.) CEO OTB Group
In charge of OTB Solar, OTB Display and Pixdro (Ink Jet Printing Technology) with 250 employees and turnover of 95 mio Euro (2010). Company specialised in machine manufacturing
2004 (Jan.) – 2007 (Oct.) President Liquid Crystal Division in Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)
In charge of all operational issues of the division with ~850 employees and an annual turnover of ~ 950 Mio euro (2007)
2000 (May) – 2004 (Jan.) Country Manager Merck in Taiwan
In charge of all operational issues of the three Merck organisations in Taiwan; i.e. Merck Taiwan (Trading Company, Chemicals/Pharma Products), Merck-Kanto Chemicals (Electronic Chemicals) and Merck Display Technologies (Colour Filters and Anorganic Coatings for the LCD Industry)
1996 (Jan.) – 2000 (May) Liquid Crystal Division Director in Merck Japan
In charge of all operational issues of the Division in Japan
1992 (Aug.) – 1996 (Jan.) Liquid Crystal Division Manager in Merck Korea
Job History
2011 (Dec) – Now Holst Technical Center, Business Development
Open Innovation Institute (JV TNO and IMEC) in the area of Photovoltaics, Displays and Autonomous Sensors
Condorvista B.V.
A company focussing on Business Development Assistance of highly innovative companies that need to expand their geographical reach. Current clients include a Specialty Chemical Company (Belgium), an Algae Separation Equipment Company (The Netherlands) and a Laser Equipment Company with Roll to Roll Manufacturing Lines expertises (for Electronics on foil applications)
2010 (Sept.) – 2011 (Jul.) COO Roth und Rau Group
Public company in Hohenstein, Eastern Germany;
one of the main players in manufacturing Solar Equipment. Turnover in 2010 about 285 mio Euro with about 1100 employees
2007 (Dec.) – 2011 (Mar.) CEO OTB Group
In charge of OTB Solar, OTB Display and Pixdro (Ink Jet Printing Technology) with 250 employees and turnover of 95 mio Euro (2010). Company specialised in machine manufacturing
2004 (Jan.) – 2007 (Oct.) President Liquid Crystal Division in Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)
In charge of all operational issues of the division with ~850 employees and an annual turnover of ~ 950 Mio euro (2007)
2000 (May) – 2004 (Jan.) Country Manager Merck in Taiwan
In charge of all operational issues of the three Merck organisations in Taiwan; i.e. Merck Taiwan (Trading Company, Chemicals/Pharma Products), Merck-Kanto Chemicals (Electronic Chemicals) and Merck Display Technologies (Colour Filters and Anorganic Coatings for the LCD Industry)
1996 (Jan.) – 2000 (May) Liquid Crystal Division Director in Merck Japan
In charge of all operational issues of the Division in Japan
1992 (Aug.) – 1996 (Jan.) Liquid Crystal Division Manager in Merck Korea
In charge of establishing a Liquid Crystal Division for supporting the emerging local LCD market
1991 (Oct.) – 1992 (Aug.) Manager Liquid Crystal R&D Group, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
In charge of application laboratories for liquid crystal development for Asian markets
1990 (Oct.) – 1991 (Oct.) R&D Senior Scientist Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Field is LCDs
1988 ( Aug.) – 1990 (Oct.) R&D Scientist at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Field is amorphous silicon for transistors and photovoltaics
1984 (Feb.) – 1988 (Aug.) R&D Scientist at Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Field is LCDs
Education
1962 – 1968 Primary School (Rotterdam and Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
1968 – 1974 Secondary School (Amsterdam and Utrecht, The Netherlands), Gymnasium B
1974 – 1980 Masters in Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
1979 Summer School, Erice, Italy on Luminescence of Rare Earth Compounds
1980 – 1983 PhD in Experimental Physics at Utrecht University and Purdue University, Indiana, USA. Thesis : Spectral sensitization of large band gap semiconductors with organic dyes (for solar energy application)
1999 – 2001 Merck University at Northwestern University (Kellogg), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, WHU in Koblenz and London Business School
2000 Fundamentals of Finance (private)
Memberships / Functions
Member of Solliance Industrial Advisory Board
Member of Holst Industrial Advisory Board
Member of the Merck Chemical Board
Member of the Industrial Board on “Plastic Electronics”
(Europe)
Member of the Society of Information Display
Lecturer on the MBA program at University of La Coruna
(Spain)
Board Member of Merck Advanced Technologies, Korea and Merck Hong Kong, Ltd
Member of the Merck “Top Talent pool”
Languages Dutch, English, German, Spanish
Basic knowledge : Japanese
Hobbies Tennis, Travel, Jogging
Working Experiences / Projects
General Management in small/mid size companies (2007 – 2011) including :
Restructuring
Strategical Realignment
M&A
Integration
Divestment
Build up of local Asian sales and service infrastructure (China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea)
General management in Headoffice of the at that time most successful division in Merck, with direct reporting line to the Board. Responsibility for Operational Results (P&L).
Setup and manage local infra-structures (M&S, R&D, Production) in high tech and innovative business fields in Asian markets for over 15 years
Setup of a sophisticated Technical Operations organisation in Head-office (Germany, Merck)
Extensive and direct contact experience with key customers in the field of Flat Panel Industry and IC industry. In the period 2007 – 2011, similar in the Solar Sector
M&A of several innovative / high tech companies in Asia as well as in Europe. Increased involvement in Solar Energy as well as Solid State Lighting Industry projects (Merck and later OTB and Roth und Rau)
Organiser of the establishment of the Merck Asian HR Management Circle and Asian Talent Pool. Sponsor of the activities in 2001 – 2004
Organiser of the 2002 Merck Corporate Innovation Meeting, Chicago
Management of Merck`s entirely product portfolio (including reagents, life science products, effect pigments and pharmaceuticals) as Country Manager in Taiwan
