Buehler Motor Appoints Ray Welterlin as President of North American Operations

"With in-depth experience in multiple market segments that Buehler Motor serves and intimate knowledge of the company's global operations, Ray Welterlin is not only the most experienced, but also the most qualified manager to lead our North American subsidiary," said Peter Muhr, president and CEO of Buhler Motor Group GmbH. "We look forward to continued success and growth in key target industries such as healthcare and automotive under Ray's leadership."

Since joining Buehler Motor, Inc., in July 1982, Welterlin rose through the ranks to become a key manager for Buhler Motor Group with a diverse perspective of the global company's key markets and customers. As an electrical engineer, he quickly advanced at Buehler Motor, Inc., from a development engineer to a development manager, eventually becoming the head of the company's entire motor and gear motor business sector. In March 2004, he served as the plant manager of Buehler Motor in Chihuahua, Mexico. Subsequently, he became vice president of operations and later vice president of research and development, sales and marketing at Buehler Motor, Inc.

Welterlin graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Nancy in France. He is married and a father of three children with two grandchildren.

About Buehler Motor

Buehler Motor is an independent, globally active company focused on the development, production and marketing of technically challenging mechatronic drive solutions for the world's leading manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, business automation, medical device and other industries. Driven by innovation, Buehler Motor offers comprehensive in-house research and development with more than 120 engineers and 1,600 qualified employees delivering more than 20 million units worldwide. Buehler Motor's Product Implementation Process (PIP) ensures superior manufacturing processes and the highest quality products for all standard line and customized drive solutions.

As part of the worldwide Buehler Motor family, Buehler Motor, Inc. (BMI), based in Morrisville, N.C., offers its North American customers a combination of German engineering, research and development, manufacturing, and local sales and customer support -- plus the competitive pricing advantages and on-time delivery that come from a global production footprint spanning three continents.