DGAP-News: Grammer AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel Grammer AG: Grammer AG Supervisory Board appoints Volker Walprecht as new CFO 24.07.2012 / 09:12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Grammer AG Supervisory Board appoints Volker Walprecht as new CFO Amberg, July 24, 2012 - The Supervisory Board of SDAX-listed Grammer AG has appointed Mr. Volker Walprecht (Diplom-Kaufmann) as a new member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Effective October 01, 2012, Walprecht (49) will take office as the successor to Alois Ponnath. Together with CEO, Hartmut Müller, and Manfred Pretscher, this will bring the number of members serving on the Executive Board back to three. Volker Walprecht holds a degree in business administration from the University Gesamthochschule Essen. He brings with him many years of international management experience, particularly in the areas of finance, controlling and M&A in the automotive and commercial vehicles industry, as well as the energy sector. His career history includes time spent with former automotive supplier Mannesmann VDO or Siemens VDO/Continental. His most recent post was as CFO of the division Oil & Gas at Siemens AG. 'With the appointment of Volker Walprecht as new CFO, Grammer has gained a proven financial expert and an insider of the automotive industry. His long-standing experience will serve as a driving force for the company,' says Dr. Klaus Probst, Chairman of the Grammer AG Supervisory Board. Company Profile GRAMMER AG, Amberg, Germany, is specialized in the development and production of components and systems for automotive interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for offroad vehicles (tractors, construction machinery, forklifts), trucks, buses and trains. In the Automotive division, we supply headrests, armrests, and center console systems to premium automakers and automotive system suppliers. GRAMMER is represented in 18 countries worldwide with a workforce of approx. 9,000 employees across its 24 fully consolidated subsidiaries. GRAMMER shares are listed in the SDAX segment of the German Stock Exchange, and are traded on the Munich and Frankfurt stock exchanges, via the Xetra electronic trading platform and on the OTC markets of the Stuttgart, Berlin and Hamburg stock exchanges. Contact: GRAMMER AG Ralf Hoppe Phone: 0049 9621 66 2200 investor-relations@grammer.com End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.07.2012 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 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: Grammer AG Postfach 14 54 92204 Amberg Germany Phone: +49 (0)9621 66-0 Fax: +49 (0)9621 66-1000 E-mail: investor-relations@grammer.com Internet: www.grammer.com ISIN: DE0005895403, DE0005895403 WKN: 589540, 589540 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 178868 24.07.2012
DGAP-News: Grammer AG: Grammer AG Supervisory Board appoints Volker Walprecht as new CFO
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