Ad hoc: Leifheit AG: Georg Thaller to succeed Denis Schrey as Leifheit Chairman
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Leifheit AG / Board of directors / Ad hoc: Georg Thaller to succeed Denis Schrey as Leifheit Chairman Ad hoc announcement according to §15 WpHG processed and transmitted by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Georg Thaller (49) will take over as Chairman of the Board ofManagement of Leifheit AG latest by end-2009. The present Chairman,Denis Schrey (45), will leave the company by September 30, 2009 tojoin as Managing Director the Executive Management Board ofUnternehmensgruppe Theo Müller.Georg Thaller has been President and Director of Marketing and Salesat cookware manufacturer Fissler GmbH since 2003. A scientist bytraining, Thaller has earned an outstanding reputation as an expertin the fields of marketing and sales. Before joining Fissler, he hada successful career in various positions at Ferrero (1988-1997) andas Marketing Director at Melitta (1997-2003). He also contributes hisexpertise to the German Brands Association (Markenverband), where hechairs the Consumer Goods Committee.Denis Schrey joined Leifheit AG in September 2007 as Chairman of theBoard of Management, where he was responsible for marketing, R&D,sales, engineering and logistics. With a strategy of comprehensivereorganisation and focusing, Schrey laid the basis for a sustainableturnaround in Leifheit's turnover and earnings.Chairman of the Supervisory Board Helmut Zahn: "With his know how andstrong commitment, Denis Schrey put Leifheit back on the track tosuccess, and laid the foundation for its future growth strategy. Thisleaves Leifheit AG well placed for the next stage under a newchairman. The Supervisory Board wishes to thank Mr Schrey for hisstrong commitment and business successes leading the company.Georg Thaller is an outstanding and experienced successor, who willcontinue our new course and further accentuate our brands. We willbenefit particularly from Georg Thaller's competence and expertise inthe field of brand management."Leifheit AGD-56377 NassauTel.: +49 2604 977218ir(at)leifheit.comwww.leifheit.com --- End of Message ---Leifheit AGLeifheitstraÿe 1 Nassau / Lahn GermanyWKN: 646450; ISIN: DE0006464506 ; Index: CDAX, Prime All Share;Listed: Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin, Freiverkehr in Bayerische Börse München, Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf, Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart, Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg, Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse;
Datum: 19.08.2009 - 15:48 Uhr
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