Celesio AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 23.06.2011 12:56 Dissemination 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 23.06.2011 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Celesio AG: Markus Pinger to become new CEO of Celesio
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