QIAGEN appoints Wolfgang Fries as Vice President Global Human Resources

04-May-2004

Venlo, The Netherlands - Qiagen, N.V. announced that Wolfgang Fries has joined QIAGEN and has assumed responsibility for QIAGEN's world wide human resource management as Vice President Global Human Resources starting April 1, 2004. Mr. Fries will be a member of QIAGEN's Executive Committee and will be based in QIAGEN's European headquarters in Hilden. He will report to Peer M. Schatz, QIAGEN's Chief Executive Officer. In the newly created position as QIAGEN's Vice President Global Human Resources Mr. Fries will focus for on building, attracting and retaining exceptional talent at QIAGEN.

Mr. Fries brings almost twenty years of experience with significant responsibility in the global automotive supply business as Labor Director (Faurecia- SAI Automotive AG) and Human Resources Manager (Valeo) and the automotive industry (AUDI AG). In those industries he was responsible for HR matters in areas including research and development, sales and marketing, engineering and design. Prior to joining QIAGEN, Mr. Fries was Vice President Human Resources global of GDX Automotive, a subsidiary of GenCorp Inc. in Farmington Hills, USA.

"QIAGEN's success is fueled by our employees and our exceptionally strong corporate culture which is defined by excellence, leadership and commitment to our customer's success. Wolfgang's expertise in human resources will contribute to our strong leadership in our markets by enabling all QIAGEN employees to more effectively contribute towards our shared mission," said Peer M. Schatz, QIAGEN's Chief Executive Officer."

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