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BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2012-- Bruker Corporationhas announced the appointment of Mr. Stephan WestermannasExecutive Vice President –Order Execution, Production & Logisticsof the Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) segment.

Stephan Westermann, Executive Vice President - Order Execution, Production & Logistics (Photo: Business Wire)

Frank Laukien, President and CEO of Bruker Corporation, stated: “We have considered carefully which candidate could be most effective in this important position, and have concluded that Stephan has the right combination of experience with other companies, experience in Europeand in the US, as well as financial and operational experience with two major Brukerdivisions. Stephan has the strong drive and good judgment to make sensible changes in production and logistics, as well as in order execution management from quote to acceptance and cash. Everyone at Brukerstrongly supports Stephan in further advancing our Operational Excellence initiative, which has achieved good momentum in the last two years under the leadership of Bill Knight.”

Mr. Westermann’s experience and background include:

- Since May 2011, EVP of Operations of Bruker BioSpin division;

- In 2006-2011, CFO of Bruker AXS division, later CFO of Bruker AXS and Bruker BioSpin;

- In 2003-2006, first CFO and then VP of Printing Technology division at Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co.in Massachusetts;

- In 1995-2003, Controller of SMS AGin Germany, a manufacturer of metallurgical plant and rolling mill technology solutions;

——1995年,商业硕士和工程师ing (Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen).

Stephan Westermanncommented: “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to lead Bruker’s operations teams in order to continue to drive gross margin improvements via alignment of processes in Bruker’s global order execution chain. Brukerintends to generate further efficiency gains and expense reductions, as well as reductions in working capital ratios, and we will also pursue selective best-cost sourcing of non-core activities. Moreover, Brukerwill continue stream-lining its global supply chain and developing best-cost manufacturing, always with a focus on quality and customer satisfaction.”

As part of this transition, Mr. William Knighthas stepped down from his ‘Interim COO’ position in order to focus fully on his responsibilities as Bruker’s Chief Financial Officer.

About Bruker Corporation

Bruker Corporation(NASDAQ: BRKR) is a leading provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. For more information, please visitwww.energie2point0.com.

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