Critical Manufacturing Appoints Francisco Almada-Lobo as New CEO

Reiner Missale will continue as Chaiman of the Board of Directors for Critical M
anufacturin
Oporto, Portugal, June 30, 2010 -- Critical Manufacturing, an enterprise which c
reates leading edge software solutions for the high-tech manufacturing industrie
s of solar, electronics and semiconductors, announces that Francisco Almada-Lobo
(http://www.criticalmanufacturing.com/company/people/Board_of_Directors/), co-f
ounder and former Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed new CEO by the Boa
rd of Directors.
Reiner Missale, former Chairman and CEO, will continue as Chairman of the Board
of Directors, where he will be in charge of the guidance and performance monitor
ing of the Executive Management team, as well as of strategic partnerships.
Graduated in Electrical Engineering, in the field of Automation, by University o
f Porto, Almada-Lobo started his career in a CIM R&D institute, and joined Sieme
ns Semicondutores in 1997. Throughout Siemens, Infineon and Qimonda, he gained e
xperience in several manufacturing areas having, in 2004, led the first migratio
n of an MES system in a running high-volume facility. Between 2005 and 2009, he
managed the Porto Development Center for Infineon and Qimonda, with implementati
on of automation projects in the group plants worldwide. He holds an MBA from Es
cola de Gestão do Porto, and has been COO of Critical Manufacturing since April
2009, where among other areas, he was responsible for the Product business unit.
“We have a highly innovative new generation Manufacturing Execution System that
creates real value-added in advanced manufacturing operations. Even more, we hav
e a unique team of engineers with very high IT technical skills and domain knowl
edge. All we need now is to strengthen our presence in the target markets. The e
xecutive management team I’m leading is full of energy to bring Critical Manufac
turing to successfully compete world-wide, in the most challenging and advanced
manufacturing projects,” states Francisco Almada-Lobo.
“After a successful start-up phase, it is now time to bring Critical Manufacturi
ng to the next competing level. This requires a strong focus on operational exce
llence and execution. Being a young and dynamic manager, but having already many
years of management experience in manufacturing IT solutions, Francisco is the
right CEO to lead the company to the next step”, says Reiner Missale, Critical M
anufacturing’s Chairman.
Diamantino Costa, Critical SGPS’s Managing Partner, adds “Reiner Missale’s exper
ience and knowledge in IT solutions for Advanced Manufacturing has been essentia
l during the initial phase, and as Chairman his contribution will remain of extr
eme importance to make this company successful”.
(Read the full news here: http://www.criticalmanufacturing.com/newsroom/press_re
leases/2010/6/New_CEO/)
About Critical Manufacturing S.A.
Critical Manufacturing is an enterprise founded from the established business of
Critical Software and the inspiration and experience of a team of international
renowned industry experts, that creates leading edge software solutions for the
advanced manufacturing industries of solar, electronics and semiconductors. The
company is part of Critical Group, a private group of companies founded in 1998
to provide solutions for mission and business critical information systems. Ann
ual growth has been sustained at 50% per year on average since its foundation, o
perating a CMMI Level 5 and ISO9001 Quality System. Critical Manufacturing is ba
sed on an experienced services team coming from Critical Group, and established
a product team of individuals with more than 10 years experience in high-tech ma
nufacturing. The company comprises over 80 people, with its headquarters and mai
n technical centre in Portugal and additional facilities in Germany, China and U
SA.
For more information, visit www.criticalmanufacturing.com or contact us at conta
ct@criticalmanufacturing.com.
Press Contact:
Rui Melo Biscaia
Critical Manufacturing S.A.
Oporto, Portugal
+ 351 918 684 313
rui.m.biscaia@criticalmanufacturing.com
http://www.criticalmanufacturing.com