Rieter is the worldÕs leading supplier of systems for short-staple fiber spinning. Based in Winterthur (Switzerland), the company develops and manufactures machinery, systems and components used to convert natural and manmade fibers and their blends into yarns. Rieter is the only supplier worldwide to cover spinning preparation processes as well as all four end spinning processes currently established on the market. Furthermore, Rieter is a leader in the field of precision winding machines. With 18 manufacturing locations in ten countries, the company employs a global workforce of some 5 250, about 20% of whom are based in Switzerland. Rieter is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under ticker symbol RIEN. (www.rieter.com) A key success factor for our global business is the state-of-the-art Information Technology. Our truly global IT team, located in Switzerland, Germany, India, China, and the Czech Republic provides highly integrated end-to-end business solutions. As a shared service provider for the three business units, IT continuously improves the IT services and technology. Technology wise, we heavily utilize SAP capabilities and best of breed solutions as our main business backbone. The further digitization of our products with mobile solutions is already going on and requires further, strong contributors and leaders with the ambition to make a difference."_