Loewe AG / Change of Personnel
28.01.2008
Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Kronach, January 28, 2008 Dr. Rainer Hecker, Chairman of the Executive
Board of Loewe AG, will resign of his own volition from the Executive Board
of Loewe AG after more than 25 years of service. As an industrial engineer,
he was responsible for finance and administration at Loewe from 1982 to
1990. Starting in 1990 he became Chairman of the Management Board and was
appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Loewe AG after the IPO in
1999. Dr. Rainer Hecker will resign from his position as Chairman of the
Executive Board as of the completion of this year's annual Shareholders'
Meeting on June 9, 2008.
The Supervisory Board appointed Frieder C. Löhrer, Engineer, as the new
member of the Executive Board and designated chairman. As of April 1, 2008,
he will assume responsibility for marketing and sales at Loewe and the
chairmanship of the Executive Board as of the completion of this year's
annual Shareholders' Meeting on June 9, 2008. Since 2004, Frieder C. Löhrer
has been serving as Chairman of the Executive Board of Rolf Benz AG & Co
KG, Nagold, where he is, among other things, responsible for focussing on
the core business of high-quality seating furniture and the systematic
orientation of the premium brand.
Gerhard Schaas (CTO) and Oliver Seidl (CFO) will continue to serve as
members of the Executive Board.
For further details, please contact:
Investor Relations, Axel Gentzsch
Phone: +49 (0)9261 99.240
Fax: +49 (0)9261 99.994
Mobile: +49 (0)170 7667212
Email: axel.gentzsch@loewe.de
Public Relations, Dr. Roland Raithel
Phone: +49 (0)9261 99.217
Fax: +49 (0)9261 99.444
Mobile: +49 (0)171 2005476
Email: roland.raithel@loewe.de
DGAP 28.01.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Loewe AG
Industriestrasse 11
96317 Kronach
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)9261 99-984
Fax: +49 (0)9261 99-994
E-mail: ir@loewe.de
Internet: www.loewe.de
ISIN: DE0006494107
WKN: 649410
Indices: Prime Standard
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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DGAP-Adhoc: Loewe AG: Changes in the Executive Board - Dr. Rainer Hecker will turn over the chairmanship of the Executive Board of Loewe AG to Frieder C. Löhrer on June 9, 2008
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