The automation expert COPA-DATA established a total of four new offices during the period from June 2009 to September 2009, are continuing their strategic course of further internationalization and continuous growth. The subsidiary for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) opened its doors on June 1st. Additional subsidiaries were founded in Lisbon, Portugal on August 1st and in Stockholm, Sweden on September 1st. The US subsidiary, which has existed since 2006, was repositioned in the market and relocated to Princeton, New Jersey on August 1st. Mirjam Riesemann, Business Development Manager explains: “Now in particular, in times where the market is uncertain and also changing, it is important to put sound strategic measures in place for the future. The establishment of our new subsidiaries is a major and very important step for COPA-DATA in order to be both a competitive and a dynamic company in the international automation market.”