Minneapolis, 21 December 2006 – Buhrs announces that Michael C. Aumann has been appointed President of Buhrs Americas, Inc. Mr. Aumann has an extensive background in sales and marketing of capital equipment for the mailing, printing and packaging industry. He has worked with notable industry companies such as the A.B. Dick Company and Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Most recently, Mr. Aumann has served as Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Streamfeeder in Minneapolis, MN. During 2006 Buhrs Americas has demonstrated a strong increase in sales above the 2005 level, particularly in the field of envelope inserting systems, film and paper wrapping systems and custom built systems. Buhrs is the leading worldwide provider of mailing and fulfillment solutions. Buhrs develops, manufactures, sells and services a range of equipment for film and paper wrapping, envelope inserting and fulfillment. Buhrs systems prepare media products such as magazines, newspapers, computer output, direct mailing products, books, videos, compact discs and credit cards for distribution. Buhrs is partner to postal organizations, publishers, printers, binders, mailing houses, letter shops, banks, service bureaus, insurance companies, fulfillment companies and many other companies ranging from medium-sized to leading businesses. With over 4,000 systems installed worldwide and four new installations per week, Buhrs is well established and proud of its reputation for quality and reliability. Headquartered in Rotterdam, Buhrs has a network of subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, China and Japan as well as industry-qualified distributors to provide global coverage.