BOSCH COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW SALES MANAGER, MEXICO

Bosch Communications Systems, one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional audio, wireless, life safety, and communications equipment (Bosch®, Dynacord®, Electro-Voice®, Klark Teknik®, Midas®, RTS®, Telex®), is pleased to announce the appointment of Ernesto Montañez as their new Sales Manager for Mexico. Based at the Robert Bosch office in Mexico City, Montanez will oversee all Bosch Communications Systems' current sales channel partners in Mexico, effective April 28th, 2008.

Montañez brings over 10 years of professional audio experience to this position. A native of Mexico City, Montañez joins Bosch Communications Systems after working for the past two years as the Sales Manager Pro Audio for Sennheiser Mexico. Prior to that, Montañez worked for eight years for Multimedia, an AV integrator operating in Mexico City and Monterrey. Ernesto has an Audio Engineering Degree from the Universidad Tecnologia Vicente Perez Rosales in Santiago de Chile, Chile, and obtained various certification requirements from renowned audio manufacturers (Crestron, Bose, Biamp Systems, etc.).

The appointment of Montañez comes on the heels of excellent 2006 and 2007 sales results reported by the company in Mexico.

Franck Fabry, Director of Export Sales for Bosch Communications Systems, remarks: "The healthy sales results Bosch Communications Systems experienced in the past two years shows that professional audio, conferencing, and public address systems are in growing demand. Ernesto's hiring strengthens our operations and arms us to better service our existing partnerships. Ernesto has solid experience in the local audio industry and demonstrates a very good level of competency in the skills and knowledge required for this position. I believe that Ernesto's personality and technical expertise will be great assets for our current customer base in Mexico. In addition, considering his background, I am confident that our place in the fixed installation market in Mexico will be significantly and positively affected by bringing Ernesto on board."

Montañez is poised for new challenges in this latest appointment. Along with his solid track record in the professional audio industry, Montañez brings his personal enthusiasm, drive, and determination. "I'm looking forward to helping our distributors and systems integrators in Mexico leverage Bosch's superior technology to meet the needs of their customers," Montañez said.

Starting April 28th, Ernesto Montañez can be reached at:
Robert Bosch, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Sierra Gamón 120
11000 México, D.F.
Teléfono: +52 (55) 5284 4373
Fax: +52 55 5284 3096

www.boschcommunications.com

Ernesto Montañez with Nicolas Betancur, Inside Sales Engineer Latin America, Bosch Communications Systems, at NAB 2008

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Bosch Communications Systems—a business unit of Bosch Security Systems—is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional audio, wireless, life safety and communication equipment. Bosch Communications Systems offers complete system solutions for the world's most critical, high-profile installations and events.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 260,000 associates generated sales of 43.7 billion euros in fiscal 2006. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 300 subsidiary and regional companies in over 50 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spends more than three billion euros each year for research and development, and in 2006 applied for over 3,000 patents worldwide. The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.”

The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.