IRVINE, Calif., April 27, 2006 -- The latest in a series of recent strategic personnel appointments designed to leverage the company's vast intellectual capital and further solidify its standing as the world's leading materials supplier and developer, the electronics group of Henkel today announced the promotion of Michael Buckley to Global Product Manager for Die Attach.

A 15-year industry veteran, Buckley has held a variety of development and engineering roles at several electronics industry materials firms. In these positions, he has assisted with the formulation and engineering support for conductive inks, dielectric films and leadframe die attach materials. Most recently, Buckley served as Senior Technical Service Engineer for Henkel in support of leading packaging customers' die attach processes.

"When developing die attach materials, there are a tremendous amount of variables that must be considered to ensure maximum reliability," says Zhiwei Cai, Director of Global Product Management for Henkel. "Multiple adhesion surfaces and coatings applied to those surfaces can be difficult to characterize, so a very in-depth knowledge of chemical interactions and optimal material sets is essential for effective management of this critical Henkel product line. Michael's immense practical industry experience and broad knowledge of chemistry applications makes him the perfect candidate to take on this role."

Henkel's die attach product line is unique among its competitors, both for its broad range and patented chemistry advantages. The company's proprietary BMI (Bis-Malimide) chemistry delivers increased throughput by enabling curing time efficiencies and allows adhesion to pre-plated surfaces, while its PTFE-filled pastes provide robust process advantages for stacked die applications, where fragile devices must be protected.

"When it comes to advanced semiconductor materials, Henkel's product line is superior - because of both the performance and breadth of the product range," says Buckley. "I'm very excited about my new position and look forward to continuing to deliver the outstanding products and process support customers have come to expect from Henkel."

Buckley will have complete product development, sales and technical service management responsibility for Henkel's global die attach business. In his new role, he will be based in the company's Irvine, California facility.

For more information on Henkel's full line of advanced die attach products, log onto www.henkelelectronics.com or call 949-789-2500.

About the electronics group of Henkel

Henkel is one of the world's leading and most progressive providers of qualified, compatible material sets for semiconductor packaging, board level assembly and advanced soldering solutions. Through its Hysol, Loctite and Multicore brands, and its global customer support infrastructure, the electronics group of Henkel delivers world-class materials products, process expertise and total solutions across the board to enable tomorrow's electronic industry.

Henkel, a Fortune Global 500 company, operates in three strategic business areas: Home Care; Personal care; and Adhesives, Sealants and Surface Treatments, which serves the transportation, electronics, aerospace, metal, durable goods, consumer goods, maintenance and repair and packaging industries, and offers a broad range of products for the craftsman and consumer. With brands and technologies, Henkel makes people's lives easier, better, and more beautiful. 50,000 employees work for Henkel worldwide. People in 125 countries around the world trust in brands and technologies from Henkel - "A Brand like a Friend".