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istoric RdM 2:comobile-new-2p 5/26/2014 4:20 PM Page 3 First outsider as Chairman of the Board of Directors 2007 A further step was taken in the transition to the next generation of owners. Hans Reichle stepped down as chairman of the Board of Directors. Hans Hess was named his successor. R&M put in a sterling business performance for the fifth consecutive year. Pilot hub in Singapore 2008 The Asia hub in Singapore opened as a pilot project. Work also began on the roll-out of a new forward-looking ERP system intended for use worldwide. Several new products were unveiled once again such as the VDSL splitter, RMS45, and Global 2U patch panel.The summer was dominated by the XXIXth Olympic Games in Peking. Investments in the Middle East 2009 In the United Arab Emirates, R&M opened up its second regional supply chain hub. This hub enables the company to serve the important future markets in the Middle East more intensively. Official opening of the R&M Cube SAP was rolled out as the new ERP system at company headquarters. R&M completed 2010 the biggest investment in its history, the new Cube at Binzstrasse 32, and moved into this new complex. The owner family thereby set the future long-term direction of the company. R&M no longer run by the owners 2011 After 12 years at the helm of the company, Martin Reichle decided to seek a new CEO to advance the company's growth strategy at the strategic level more energetically in the future. Chairman of the Board of Directors Hans Hess took over as interim CEO. First external CEO 2012 Chairman of the Board of Directors Hans Hess ran R&M as interim CEO also operationally until the end of August. Then, Michel Riva took over at the helm of R&M on September 1, 2012. Encouraging business trend 2013 R&M was able to increase its sales by 7% and double its EBIT. R&M opened new offices in Brazil and Turkey. Business in the data center segment got a big boost when R&M won out over a tough field to land a data center project for Philipp Morris.