Rakon Chief Operating Officer Appointment

Rakon Limited
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23 January 2020

Rakon (RAK) Chief Operating Officer Appointment

Rakon Limited (‘Rakon’) announces that Sinan Altug has commenced his role as Chief Operating
Officer based in New Zealand, effective 22 January 2020.

As reported in July 2019 when Sinan’s appointment was first announced, this position has been
created to focus on leading, aligning and driving Rakon’s global operations to best meet customer
demand and profitable growth.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Brent Robinson says: “I am pleased that Sinan is now
able to assume the role and I look forward to working more closely with him as we position the
company for the future.”
Sinan Altug has over 22 years’ experience in frequency controlled products, with over 17 years with
Rakon, most recently as Managing Director of Rakon’s European businesses.

Over the next few months Sinan will divide himself between Rakon’s operations in New Zealand,
Europe and India before relocating to New Zealand in April.

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Contact:
Brent Robinson
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
+64 9 571 9201

Media Enquiries:
Louise Howe (Media Liaison)
+64 21 206 0985

www.rakon.com


About Rakon
Rakon is a global high technology company and a world leader in its field. The company designs and
manufactures advanced frequency control and timing solutions. Its three core markets are Telecommunications,
Global Positioning and Space and Defence. Rakon products are found at the forefront of communications where
speed and reliability are paramount. The company’s products create extremely accurate electric signals which
are used to generate radio waves and synchronise time in the most demanding communication applications.
Rakon has three manufacturing plants, and has six research and development centres. Customer support
personnel are located in fifteen offices worldwide. Rakon is proud of its New Zealand heritage; it was founded
in Auckland in 1967. It is a public company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange, NZX, ticker code RAK.