DGAP-Adhoc: Celesio AG: Markus Pinger to become new CEO of Celesio


Celesio AG  / Key word(s): Change of Personnel

23.06.2011 12:56

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Markus Pinger to become new CEO of Celesio

Stuttgart, 23 June 2011. The Supervisory Board of Celesio AG has today
appointed Markus Pinger as the new Chairman of the Management Board of the
company. Markus Pinger, who until recently was a member of the Management
Board of Beiersdorf AG, will assume his new position as of 15 August 2011.

The current Celesio CEO Dr Fritz Oesterle is leaving the company as of 30
June 2011.

Wolfgang Mähr, member of Celesio AG's Management Board, will act as Interim
Chairman of the Management Board during the transition period from 1 July
2011 until 15 August 2011.

Press contact:

Dr. Jens Schreiber, Celesio AG, +49 (0)711.5001-380
media@celesio.com

Rainer Berghausen, Celesio AG, +49 (0)711.5001-549
media@celesio.com

About Celesio Group:
Celesio is one of the leading international service providers within the
pharmaceutical and healthcare markets. We are active in 27 countries
worldwide and employ more than 47,000 employees in our three divisions
Patient and Consumer Solutions, Pharmacy Solutions and Manufacturer
Solutions. Approximately 2,300 of Celesio's own retail pharmacies, as part
of Patient and Consumer Solutions, serve over 550,000 customers every day.
In our wholesale activities, the core business of Pharmacy Solutions,
around 130 wholesale branches deliver to more than 65,000 pharmacies - day
in, day out. In the Manufacturer Solutions division, we offer
pharmaceutical manufacturers logistics, marketing and sales solutions and
operate in the area of Efficient Care Pharma.


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Language:     English
Company:      Celesio AG
              Neckartalstr. 155
              70376 Stuttgart
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)711 5001-735
Fax:          +49 (0)711 5001-736
E-mail:       investor@celesio.com
Internet:     www.celesio.com
ISIN:         DE000CLS1001
WKN:          CLS100
Indices:      MDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
              Standard), München, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Hamburg,
              Hannover; Terminbörse EUREX
 
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