Melexis proud to receive “Supplier of the Year 2009” award from Continental Automotive Group

June 17, 2010 - Ieper, Belgium - Melexis is honored to be recognized as one of 12 suppliers, from Continental’s more than 1000 vendors, for its excellence in supplying custom ICs.

Continental Automotive Group hosted 95 suppliers from around the globe at its company headquarters in Hannover, Germany for its Supplier Day 2010 during which the company presented awards to successful suppliers in six different materials categories. Mr. Brinkmann, Head of Electronics Purchasing, Continental Automotive, awarded Melexis in the Electronics Category for its excellence in supplying Custom ICs. "Continental aspires to be one of the market-leading automotive suppliers in the world, and this is inconceivable without our long-standing suppliers, whose expertise and experience bolster our development, production and logistics capabilities", said Dr. Brinkmann.

Melexis mission is "to provide innovative micro-electronics for our customer’s challenges with a passion for achieving mutual success". Continental Automotive Group’s award recognizes Melexis success in delivering on its mission. It is the combined effort of all Melexis employees who have made this achievement possible.

"We take great pride in receiving this award", said Melexis CEO Françoise Chombar, "It reflects the intense cooperation between both companies to produce sustainable and qualitative products for next generation automobiles to make them greener, safer and more comfortable."