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Kai Seikku began his career as a consultant for Bossard Consultants (Gemini Consulting) (from 1991 to 1993) and then for Boston Consulting Group (from 1993 to 1999) where he worked as a project leader for Finland and Sweden.

Kai Seikku holds a Master of Economics from the Aalto University of Helsinki.

Jeffrey Wang's biography

Since 2016, Jeffrey Wang has been the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Shanghai Simgui Technology Co., Ltd (Simgui), Soitec's historical partner and a leading global supplier of customized silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and epitaxial wafers and solutions for the semiconductor industry. Since March 2019, he has been an Executive Vice President of NSIG group^[3], an industry holding company focused on semiconductor material business and its ecosystem development.

He is a semiconductor veteran with 29 years of experience in R&D, manufacturing, operations and corporation management.

Prior to joining Simgui, Jeffrey Wang was Vice President of Operations (from 2008 to 2012) and then President and Executive Director (from 2012 to 2015) of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (ASMC), a leading analog semiconductor foundry (from 2008 to 2015).

Previously, he also worked as General Manager of ANADIGICS China Corporation (from 2007 to 2008), Vice President of Operations of Shanghai Belling Corporation (from 2006 to 2007), as well as Senior Manager and Special Assistant to Senior Vice President of Operations of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) (from 2001 to 2006).

Jeffrey Wang began his career in the Silicon Valley as an engineer for Vishay Siliconix (from 1995 to 2000) and then for Maxim Integrated Products (from 2000 to 2001).

Jeffrey Wang holds a bachelor degree in physics and a Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai, followed by a post-doctor position in applied physics at Harvard University.

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Agenda

Soitec will publish its full-year results on June 12^th, 2019 after market close. These results will be commented as part of a Capital Markets Day which will be held on the next day, on June 13^th, 2019, in Paris.

About Soitec
Soitec (Euronext, Tech 40 Paris) is a world leader in designing and manufacturing innovative semiconductor materials. The company uses its unique technologies and semiconductor expertise to serve the electronics markets. With more than 3,000 patents worldwide, Soitec's strategy is based on disruptive innovation to answer its customers' needs for high performance, energy efficiency and cost competitiveness. Soitec has manufacturing facilities, R&D centers and offices in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.