FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECCS Europe N.V. Changes to Executive Structure
Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz Appointed as CEO of CCS Europe N.V.
Kyoto, Japan, June 13, 2024 – CCS Inc. (hereinafter called "CCS") has announced theappointment of Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz as the Chief Executive Officer of CCS Europe N.V.
(hereinafter called "CCS Europe") to accelerate in leading the transformation of businesses in theEuropean market.
Mr. Dirk Vermeersch, continues as a President and will become the Chief Operations Officer tomanage entire CCS Europe business operations to maintain and accelerate the growth, reporting
to Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz.
CCS was established in 1993 with the philosophy of "Advancing Society with the Science of Light."
Since then, it has advanced the machine vision industry by developing LED lighting for inspectionthat creates customer satisfaction for both manufacturers and their customers, who demand safeand high-quality goods. Today, CCS leads the machine vision world with thousands of innovative
products including lights, controllers, and accessories. In the course of its rapid growth, CCS has
insisted and focused on evolving from a mere lighting company into a lighting solution vendor toresolve customers' problems.
Thus, in early 2024, CCS has formed the "Solution Unit". Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz became the Unit
champion to focus on resolving customers' problems based on customized products in Europe. To
accelerate the approach, Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz became the CEO of CCS Europe to lead theentire business strategy and transformations tightly working with Mr. Dirk Vermeersch in Europe.
"I am excited to lead CCS Europe while expanding the solution capability with customized products.
CCS group company has been working closely with customers for over 30 years to resolve customerproblems.", said Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz, CEO of CCS Europe.
"In addition to our standard machine vision lighting technology and products, we are going to expand
our business footprints by offering more customized products in Europe. We are confident that weare becoming more capable of listening to customer needs and delivering accurate solutions in themachine vision lighting arena in Europe. CCS Europe is committed to deal with the value of the skills
and expertise required to deliver complex and critical projects. With the quality of our people, thestrength of the culture, and our customer and partner relationships, we will provide strong and uniquevalue proposition which will lead the growth and evolutions of our entire industry in machine vision."
Mr. Dirk Vermeersch, President and Chief Operations Officer, CCS Europe commented, "I am
excited to welcome Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz as the CEO of CCS Europe. We are bold to expand

our business footprints with broader capabilities." He continued, "CCS’s brand promise is to createcustomer satisfactions while maintaining and protecting customers’ investments. We achieve that
not only through existing businesses, but also through expansions of our capabilities to practicallysolve customers’ problems by delivering more customized products."
Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz Profile:
CEO, CCS Europe N.V.
Solutions General Manager in Europe, CCS Inc.
Founder of Silicon Software (now Basler AG), constantly pushing boundaries withinnovative solutions. Visionary leader in machine vision technology, blending
electronic design expertise with FPGA firmware finesse. Former chairman of VDMA
Machine Vision igniting innovation and shaping the future.
Dr. Klaus-Henning earned a PhD in physics at University of Heidelberg.

Dirk Vermeersch Profile:
President and Chief Operations Officer, CCS Europe N.V.
A seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in the machine visionindustry. Currently serving as President at CCS Europe, a leader in LED illumination
for machine vision applications. Has earned his merits in pioneering companies inmachine vision like Acuity Imaging and RVSI Northeast Robotics (now Omron).
Dirk Vermeersch holds a degree in Electronic Engineering.
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