DGAP-News: New Supervisory Board members at H&R Aktiengesellschaft


DGAP-News: H&R AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
New Supervisory Board members at H&R Aktiengesellschaft

16.09.2011 / 13:06

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Press release                 
             
New Supervisory Board members at H&R Aktiengesellschaft

Salzbergen, 16 September 2011. Osnabrück Local Court (Amtsgericht) has
appointed Dr Joachim Girg, Mr Holger Hoff and Mr Volker Woyke as new
members of the Supervisory Board of H&R AG. At the last H&R
Aktiengesellschaft Annual Shareholders' Meeting on 31 May 2011, the
shareholders resolved by a large majority to expand the Supervisory Board
from six to nine members.

'The technical expertise of each of the three gentlemen is a real
enrichment for H&R AG. We are looking forward to working together,' said
Bernd Günther, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at H&R AG.

Dr Joachim Girg is currently Managing Director at H&R Beteiligung GmbH. His
areas of responsibility include the corporate development of the family-run
H&R Group, which holds 51% of the shares in the SDAX-listed H&R AG.
Previously, he had management positions at Deutsche Bank and UniCredit. Dr
Girg has a Master's degree in Business Administration and several years'
experience working in the area of corporate finance.

Volker Woyke has over 32 years of experience in high-responsibility
management positions in the international oil refining business. He was
head of the refinery division at TNK-BP in Moscow, for example, ran two
German fuel refineries, and managed the supply and logistics activities of
BP in Spain. In addition, as a business unit leader he represented the
business interests of BP and Ruhr Oel in numerous international joint
refineries.

Holger Hoff is Chairman of the Works Council at the Hamburg refinery H&R
Ölwerke Schindler GmbH. The trained retailer has been at the company for
over 34 years.

The next scheduled dates:

14th November 2011     Q3 Interim Report 2011 
17th February 2012     Preliminary figures for the financial year 2011
                       Press and Analysts' conference
30th March 2012        Final figures for the financial year 2011
14th May 2012          Q1 Interim Report 2012

Contact:
H&R AG, Investor Relations / Communications, Christian Pokropp
Neuenkirchener Straße 8, 48499 Salzbergen, Germany
Phone: +49 40 43218-321, Fax: +49 40 43218-390
Email: Christian.Pokropp@hur.com
www.hur-wasag.com

H&R AG:
The SDAX-listed company H&R AG is active in the fields of development and
manufacture of chemical-pharmaceutical specialty products based on crude
oil, and in the production of precision plastic parts.

Forward-looking statements and forecasts:
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements
are based upon current estimates and forecasts of the executive board as
well as information that are available to the executive board at this point
in time. They are not to be taken as guarantees of future developments and
results. The future developments and results are much more dependent upon
many factors. They contain various risks and uncertainties and are based
upon assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate. We assume no obligation
to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report.


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Language:    English                                               
Company:     H&R AG                                                
             Neuenkirchener Str. 8                                 
             48499 Salzbergen                                      
             Germany                                               
Phone:       +49 (0)40 43 218 321                                  
Fax:         +49 (0)40 43 218 390                                  
E-mail:      investor.relations@hur.com                            
Internet:    www.hur-wasag.de                                      
ISIN:        DE0007757007                                          
WKN:         775700                                                
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             Standard), Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover,  
             München, Stuttgart                                    
 
 
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