DGAP-News: Gigaset AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
Gigaset AG: Gigaset Shareholders elect two new members to the
Supervisory Board
11.06.2011 / 16:05
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Gigaset Shareholders elect two new members to the Supervisory Board
Rudi Lamprecht appointed as Chairman and Prof. Dr. Michael Judis as
Vice-Chairman
Munich , June 10, 2011 - At the Gigaset AG annual general meeting a large
majority of shareholders elected the international capital market expert,
Susanne KlöÃ, and the experienced telecommunications manager, Rudi
Lamprecht, to the supervisory board. Thereafter, in its first meeting, the
supervisor board appointed Lamprecht as chairman and Prof. Dr. Michael
Judis as vice-chairman. The erstwhile chairman, Dr. Dr. Peter Löw, was
elected and remains as member of the board.
Rudi Lamprecht is considered an outstanding Gigaset expert and has years of
experience in the telecommunication and information technology industry
itself. The computer scientist has held numerous senior management
positions, among other at Hewlett Packard, Siemens Nixdorf and Siemens AG.
There, as member of the Corporate Executive Committee, he was responsible,
amongst others, for the telecommunications sector with the former Gigaset
company, SHC, as well as the economic regions Africa, Middle East and the
Commonwealth of Independent States.
Susanne Klöà is an internationally respected top manager with excellent
knowledge of the capital market. As Managing Partner of one of the world's
leading consultancies, the business administration graduate has, for many
years, been responsible for the capital market sector and significantly
advanced the transformation of the international stock market environment
towards electronic trading.
'We are pleased that the Supervisory Board is to be enhanced by two such
highly qualified members.' according to the executive board of Gigaset AG.
'Both will contribute to the success of Gigaset as the market leader by
virtue of their international network and profound knowledge of the
telecommunications market.'
The Shareholders re-elected the recommended members, Prof. Dr. Michael
Judis, David Hersh and Bernhard Riedel, to the supervisory board. Dr.
Rudolf Falter and Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg did not stand for
election.
Gigaset AG, Munich, is a worldwide operating company in the
telecommunication and accessories sector. The company is a leading global
producer of cordless phones and Europe's market leader in DECT phones.
Internationally, the premium provider with 1,600 employees in more than 70
countries, is ranked in third place in its sector.
The Gigaset AG shares are traded in the TecDAX (Prime Standard) of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Symbol: AQU, ISIN: DE0005156004.
Further Informationen on the website: http://www.gigaset.ag
Contact:
Gigaset AG
Kerstin Diebenbusch
Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)89 444456-937
E-Mail: info@gigaset.com
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Language: English
Company: Gigaset AG
HofmannstraÃe 61
81379 München
Deutschland
Phone: +49 89/255500-0
Fax: +49 89/255500-200
E-mail: klaus.franke@gigaset.com
Internet: www.gigaset.com
ISIN: DE0005156004
WKN: 515600
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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