DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: FP Group has New CFO

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG / Change of Personnel/Results Forecast

01.12.2008 

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Birkenwerder, December 1, 2008. Hans Szymanski takes up his position today
as the new CFO of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, a worldwide service
provider for the outbound mail market. Szymanski, who graduated in
economics, will be playing a central role in driving forward the
restructuring and realignment of the FP Group.  'I look forward to my new
responsibilities and to collaborating with such a highly motivated team.
Together with my Board colleague, Dr. Sluma, we shall return the FP Group
to its former earnings strength from 2009 on,' said the FP Group's new CFO
Hans Szymanski.

The FP Group is now led by a two-member Management Board.  Dr. Heinz-Dieter
Sluma, who took over as CEO on January 1, 2008, is responsible for sales
and marketing, research and development, as well as for personnel and legal
matters. Hans Szymanski is responsible for corporate finances and control,
as well as for IT and supply chain management. With a degree in economics,
Szymanski has many years of experience in the field of financial
management. In his last positions, Szymanski was CFO Central Europe at
Dematic GmbH in Offenbach and General Manager at Jenoptik Laser Optik
Systeme GmbH in Jena. More recently, his professional activities have
focussed on the restructuring and reorganisation of cost and corporate
structures.

Contact 

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG 
Sabina Prüser 
Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410 
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410 
E-Mail: s.prueser@francotyp.com 

The FP Group at a Glance 

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG (FP Group) is a leading manufacturer of
franking machines covering the whole value added chain in the outbound mail
market. Its products and services range from franking and inserting
machines to the collection, sorting and consolidation of outbound mail, as
well as electronic hybrid mail solutions offering 21st century mail
processing. Headquartered in Birkenwerder near Berlin, the FP Group offers
businesses of all sizes individually tailored mailstream services. The FP
Group has local branches in many industrialised countries and currently
holds over 9% of the worldwide franking machine market. With a corporate
history extending back over 80 years, today the FP Group is profiting from
the growing liberalisation of mail markets and the increasing interest of
businesses to delegate their outbound mail operations to professional
service providers. In financial 2007, the Group employed around 1,100
people, with revenue of 145.1 million euros and an EBITDA of 26.3 million
euros.



Contact:
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Media Relations 
Telefon:  +49 (0)3303 525 777
Telefax:  +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77 
E-Mail:  pr@francotyp.com 



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Language:     English
Issuer:       Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
              Triftweg 21-26
              16547 Birkenwerder
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)3303 525 777
Fax:          +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77
E-mail:       ir@francotyp.com
Internet:     www.francotyp.com
ISIN:         DE000FPH9000
WKN:          FPH900
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf
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