DGAP-News: Wolford AG: New composition of the Supervisory Board
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Wolford AG: New composition of the Supervisory Board
25.09.2013 / 09:56
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Press release
New composition of the Supervisory Board at Wolford AG
- Emil Flückiger elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Strategy expert Dr Antonella Mei-Pochtler to be Vice Chair
- Claudia Beermann was chosen as the Supervisory Board's Financial
Expert, and Lothar Reiff as Fashion Expert
Wien/Bregenz, 25 September 2013. Three new members of the Supervisory Board
were elected at the 26th Wolford AG ordinary shareholders' meeting. They
are: Dr Antonella Mei-Pochtler, Claudia Beermann and Lothar Reiff. Roles
were assigned as follows during the inaugural meeting of the new
Supervisory Board, which followed the shareholders' meeting: Emil Flückiger
was Vice Chair for several years and will take over the role of Chairman in
the wake of the death of Dr Theresa Jordis on 7 September 2013, who had
been Chairwoman. Dr Antonella Mei-Pochtler was elected as Vice Chair. The
Rome-born senior partner and CEO of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in
Vienna and Munich is responsible for the global brand management and media
teams belonging to the BCG Group, and was on the Global Executive Committee
from 2007-2011. She will use her experience as an expert in business
strategy to further develop the Wolford Group for future success.
The shareholders' elected Claudia Beermann as a new member of the Wolford
AG Supervisory Board. The qualified business manager has been Chief
Financial Officer at FMTG (Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group) in Vienna
since 2008. Ms Beermann was active in various roles within the supply
sector of the motor industry from 1994-2007, and from 2004-2007, she was a
member of the board at Frauenthal Holding AG, Vienna. Ms Beermann will take
on the role of Financial Expert, previously occupied by the new Chairman,
Emil Flückiger.
Lothar Reiff was also elected as a new member of the Supervisory Board.
Having been active in management at Hugo Boss for 27 years as a Product
Manager, Creative Director and Board Member, Mr Reiff founded Lothar Reiff
Consultancy in Cologne in 2007. He specialises in international fashion
advice and management consultancy in the fashion, luxury and lifestyle
markets. Lothar Reiff replaces Werner Baldessarini, who left the
Supervisory Board at his own request.
The Wolford AG Supervisory Board is now composed as follows: Emil Flückiger
(Chairman, elected until the 27th ordinary shareholders' meeting in 2014),
Antonella Mei-Pochtler (Vice Chair, elected until the 31st ordinary
shareholders' meeting in 2018), Birgit Wilhelm (Member, elected until the
30th ordinary shareholders' meeting in 2017), Claudia Beermann (Member,
elected until the 31st ordinary shareholders' meeting in 2018), Lothar
Reiff (Member, elected until the 31st ordinary shareholders' meeting in
2018), delegates from the Works Council: Anton Mathis, Peter Glanzer.
Contact for further Thomas Melzer, Chief Financial OfficerAbout Wolford AG
questions:
Wolford AG, Wolfordstr. 1, 6900 Bregenz
investor(at)wolford.com
+43 (0)5574 690 1268 (IR) / +43 (0)5574 690
1477 (PR)
www.wolford.com
Wolford AG headquartered in Bregenz on Lake Constance (Austria) operates 16
subsidiaries and markets its Legwear, Ready-to-wear, Lingerie, Swimwear,
Accessories and Trading Goods product segments in about 70 countries via
more than 260 monobrand stores (own and partner-operated), approximately
3,000 trading partners and online. The company, which has been publicly
listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995, generated sales of EUR
156.47 million in the 2012/13 financial year (May 1, 2012 - April 30,
2013), and has about 1,600 employees. Since its founding in the year 1950,
Wolford has evolved from a local producer of hosiery to a global fashion
brand in the segment of affordable luxury products.
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Language: English
Company: Wolford AG
Wolfordstrasse 1
6900 Bregenz
Austria
Phone: +43/5574/6901268
Fax: +43/5574/6901219
E-mail: investor(at)wolford.com
Internet: www.wolford.com
ISIN: AT0000834007
WKN: 83400
Indices: ATX
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in
Open Market ; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market)
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