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• Stefan Kaufmann Executive Managing Director, Olympus Europa Holding GmbH
  

  Stefan Kaufmann was born on 24 January 1968 in Frankfurt, Germany. Between 1990 and 1993 he combined his studies at a College of Applied Sciences (Diplom Betriebswirt BA) with practical training at the Augsburg branch of Karstadt department stores, and further studies in the German town of Heidenheim an der Brenz.
  
  Professional career
  Stefan Kaufmann started working for the Karstadt chain of German department stores in 1990. In 2000 he moved to Thomas Cook to take up the role of Head of Corporate Human Resources Development. He joined Olympus in 2003 as the General Manager of Human Resources and became Managing Director of the Corporate Division in 2008. In this role he is responsible for the Corporate functions Finance & Controlling, Quality Management, Supply Chain & Process Management, Information Systems, Corporate Communications and Human Resources.
  
  Stefan Kaufmann was appointed Executive Managing Director of Olympus Europa Holding GmbH in November 2011.
  
  “From my first day at Olympus I have been very enthusiastic about its people and corporate culture, especially the highly motivated and socially responsible way we cooperate with each other. I also enjoy the fact that Olympus is a truly international company.”
• Frank DrewalowskiManaging Director, Medical Systems Division (MSD) and Micro Imaging Solutions Division (MISD)
  

  Frank Drewalowski was born on 21 April 1965 in Mölln, Germany. In 1990 he completed a Diploma in Biomedical Engineering at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. This was followed with a Diploma in Industrial Engineering at The University of  Applied Sciences, Kiel, Germany in 1993.
  
  Professional career
  Frank Drewalowski’s professional career began at Olympus in 1993 when he became an Assistant Product Manager in the  International Endoscopy Department. In 2000, after spending about a year as Department Manager, Service & Sales Management with Olympus France, he returned to Olympus Medical Systems Europa GmbH in Hamburg to take on the role of Department Manager GI/EUS/BF  and Service Marketing Division. Several promotions followed, and starting from 2006 he was appointed Managing Director Medical in the DACH region in parallel to his European role as General Manager Medical Endoscopy & Surgical.
  In 2009 Frank Drewalowski was made Regional Managing Director Medical, Microscopy and Consumer Business, Olympus Deutschland GmbH,  with responsibility for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. And in April 2011 he was appointed Managing Director Medical Systems Division and Micro Imaging Solutions Division at Olympus Europa Holding GmbH.
• Arni EkholmManaging Director, Consumer Product Division
  Arni Ekholm was born 19 June 1964 in Turku (Åbo), Finland. He embarked on studies at the Turku School of Economics where he graduated with a Master of Science in Economics, majoring in Marketing.
  
  Professional career
  From 1989 to 1996, Arni Ekholm worked in several product marketing and sales management roles at Leaf, a Finnish confectionery company. Between 1995 and 1996 he lived in Sweden before commencing as Country Manager Finland for Duracell in 1996.
  
  Several senior sales and marketing positions within the Gillette Group Nordic followed 1996-2004. In this role he lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, from1999 to 2004.
  
  Arni Ekholm joined Olympus as Managing Director for Finland and the Baltics in 2004 before taking on the role of Regional Manager Nordic for Imaging Systems in 2006. Since 2011, he has held the position of Regional Managing Director Nordic at Olympus. In April 2012 he was appointed Managing Director Consumer Products Division and Board Member Olympus Europa Holding GmbH.
  
  "Olympus is a fantastic brand with world class products. Even more importantly, our true strength lies in each individual employee. The contribution that all our people make, every day, is what makes us great and creates true value for our customers and society."
  
• Nick WilliamsGroup Managing Director, Olympus KeyMed Group
  

  Nick Williams was born on 14 November 1960 in Middlesbrough, UK. He spent his childhood in a number of British towns, before living in different countries around the world. From the age of 12 he attended Highgate School in London and subsequently went to Bangor University in Wales, graduating with a degree in Marine Zoology in 1980. 
  
  Professional career
  After spending five years in the pharmaceutical industry, Nick Williams joined Olympus KeyMed in 1986 as a Territory Manager in the Medical Division. He rose through the ranks, taking on various roles including Head of Medical, and Divisional Manager – Medical.
  
  Nick Williams has broad experience of Olympus’s businesses around the world. After a three year secondment as Senior Vice President at Olympus Surgical & Industrial America, he returned to Olympus KeyMed in 2007 as Executive Director, Medical Business & Operations.
  
  In April 2011 he was appointed the Group Managing Director of Olympus KeyMed with responsibility for the company’s industrial business, and he currently sits on the board of Olympus Europa Holding GmbH.