DGAP-News: GFT Technologies AG: Dr. Paul Lerbinger new Chairman of GFT Supervisory Board
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GFT Technologies AG: Dr. Paul Lerbinger new Chairman of GFT
Supervisory Board
01.06.2011 / 10:56
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- Franz Niedermaier hands over office after twelve years
- GFT Annual General Meeting votes for increased dividend of EUR 0.15 per
share
Stuttgart, 1 June 2011 - With effect from 31 May 2011, Dr. Paul Lerbinger
is the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GFT Technologies AG (GFT).
The CEO of HSH Nordbank succeeds Franz Niedermaier, who is stepping down
after twelve successful years in office.
At GFT's 12th Annual General Meeting, Dr. Paul Lerbinger (55) was confirmed
as a new member of the Supervisory Board and subsequently voted by its
members as their Chairman. Dr. Lerbinger has already been active on the
Supervisory Board since January 2011. By appointing an acclaimed financial
expert with over 20 years of experience in banking, GFT has underlined its
focus on IT solutions for the finance sector.
'I am looking forward to an exciting challenge as a member of GFT's
Supervisory Board and intend to continue the successful work of my
predecessor,' says Dr. Paul Lerbinger. 'I was delighted to be offered the
seat and will put my many years of experience and contacts in the finance
sector at the company's disposal.' Until September 2010, Dr. Lerbinger was
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Citigroup Global Markets
Deutschland AG&Co KGaA. Prior to this, he was Head of Equity Capital
Markets and Investment Banking Germany at Deutsche Bank AG. In December
2010, Dr. Paul Lerbinger was appointed to the Management Board of HSH
Nordbank, effective 1 March 2011, and as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
as of 1 April 2011.
'I wish Dr. Lerbinger and the entire Supervisory Board every success for
the future,' stated the departing Supervisory Board Chairman Franz
Niedermaier. He had accompanied GFT as Chairman of the Supervisory Board
since the company's IPO in 1999. CEO Ulrich Dietz states: 'As a skilled
strategist and adviser, Franz Niedermaier was always on hand to offer
support - even in difficult times. We are now delighted to have gained a
further valuable addition to the company with such an acclaimed capital
market expert as Dr. Lerbinger.' The Annual General Meeting also elected
Dr. Andreas Bereczky, Head of Production Directorate at ZDF, to the
Supervisory Board. He has accompanied GFT since 2007 as a member of the
Advisory Board and will now provide his considerable IT expertise on the
Supervisory Board.
The dividend of EUR0.15 per share proposed by the Executive Board and
Supervisory Board was adopted by the Annual General Meeting with a majority
of 99 percent. 'We want to let our shareholders benefit from the successful
development of our company,' says Ulrich Dietz. 'We have therefore raised
the dividend from EUR 0.10 to EUR 0.15 per share.'
The actions of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board were approved in
both cases with majorities of 88 percent resp. 94 percent. Warth&Klein
Grant Thornton GmbH&Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart,
were once again elected as auditors of the annual financial statements.
A total of 61 percent of GFT's share capital was represented at the Annual
General Meeting 2011.
About GFT
The GFT Group, headquartered in Germany, is an international provider of
innovative IT solutions and services. Over 20 years of experience makes the
company a reliable and strategic IT partner, enabling its clients to
optimise their business processes through intelligent IT systems and
specialists and to thus sustainably improve their competitive positions.
GFT is among the world's leading IT service providers in the financial
services sector. The company combines established technology experience
with a wide range of industry expertise, in order to develop, implement and
maintain customised IT solutions (Services division).
GFT recruits and places IT freelancers across a range of industries and
locations. It also oversees the complete management package for its
clients. The basis for this is a worldwide reserve of experts, consisting
of over 180,000 freelance IT specialists (Resourcing division).
Ulrich Dietz founded GFT in 1987 and is now CEO of the Group which, in
2010, achieved revenues of around 248 million EUR. It has more than 1,300
employees at locations in seven countries. GFT shares are listed on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard: WKN 580 060, GEX). For more
information please visit www.gft.com
Contact:
Andrea Wlcek
Director of Global Marketing, Media&Investor Relations
GFT Technologies AG
Filderhauptstr. 142
70599 Stuttgart
T +49 711 62042-440
F +49 711 62042-301
andrea.wlcek(at)gft.com
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Language: English
Company: GFT Technologies AG
Filderhauptstr. 142
70599 Stuttgart
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)711/62042-0
Fax: +49 (0)711/62042-301
E-mail: Investor-Relations(at)gft.com
Internet: www.gft.com
ISIN: DE0005800601
WKN: 580060
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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