ATS Automation Tooling Systems' Shareholders Elect New
Director at Annual Meeting
TSX: ATA
CAMBRIDGE, ON, Sept. 13 /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. today announced that William Biggar has been elected to the Board of Directors at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders late yesterday afternoon in Kitchener. Mr. Biggar is Managing Director of Richardson Capital Limited, a Canadian private equity firm. Mr. Biggar is an experienced business executive with more than 25 years of experience. Prior to joining Richardson Capital, he held senior management positions with MI Developments Inc, Magna International Inc. and Cambridge Shopping Centres. He is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an M.B.A. from the University of Toronto. Mr. Biggar joins an experienced Board that includes Larry Tapp, former Dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business; Richard Campbell, President of Seacoast Consulting and a former senior executive of Black & Decker; Robert Ferchat, retired Chairman and CEO of Bell Mobility; Peter Janson, former Chairman and CEO of the North American Operations of AMEC Inc.; Robert Luba, President of Luba Financial Inc. and previously, President and CEO of Royal Bank Investment Management; and, Ron Jutras, President and CEO of ATS. Robert Tivy, a Director of ATS since 1992 and a key advisor to the founder of ATS during the 1980s, retired from the Board but was appointed Director Emeritus in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Company's development. Mr. Tivy has more than 40 years of business experience earned while holding senior positions with General Telephone and Electronics and Black and Decker and will remain an important source of knowledge and insight for the Board. About ATS ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (www.atsautomation.com) is the industry's leading designer and producer of turn-key automated manufacturing and test systems, which are used primarily by multinational corporations operating in a variety of industries including: automotive, computer/electronics, healthcare, and consumer products. ATS is also an emerging leader in the rapidly growing market for solar energy cells and modules. The Company also makes precision components and subassemblies using its own custom-built manufacturing systems, process knowledge and automation technology. ATS employs approximately 4,200 people at 26 manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The Company's shares are traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ATA. %SEDAR: 00002017E
For further information: Ron Jutras, President and CEO; Carl Galloway, VP Treasurer; Gerry Beard, VP, CFO, (519) 653-6500