DGAP-News: Alphaform AG: Thomas Kresser joins Alphaform as Chief Financial Officer


DGAP-News: Alphaform AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
Alphaform AG: Thomas Kresser joins Alphaform as Chief Financial
Officer

15.09.2014 / 21:10

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Press release

Thomas Kresser joins Alphaform as Chief Financial Officer

Feldkirchen, 15 September 2014 - With effect from 1 October, Alphaform AG,
a service provider for industrial 3D printing, is appointing Thomas Kresser
(55) to its Management Board. He will manage the company as Chief Financial
Officer alongside CEO Dr Hanns-Dieter Aberle. Kresser has more than 15
years of management experience as General Manager and CFO. He is at home in
business with both consumer goods and industrial customers and has
extensive experience in turnaround and restructuring projects, M&A,
integrations, and growth strategies. Kresser has worked abroad for over ten
years in total and has held CFO posts in the USA, Portugal and Switzerland.
Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board at
Alstom Deutschland AG.

"We are delighted to have obtained such an experienced manager to fill the
CFO post," said the Supervisory Board Chairman of Alphaform AG, Matti
Paasila. "His seniority and his extraordinarily broad field of vision make
him a first-class choice for Alphaform."

About Alphaform

Alphaform AG, based in Feldkirchen near Munich was founded in 1996. The
company belongs to the European market leaders in the production of complex
components means additive manufacturing, which are often grouped together
under the term "3D printing". An important mainstay of the segment 3D
Printing an Additive Manufacturing ist the production of series close
prototypes, particularly for the automotive and capital goods industries.
The Medical Devision of Alphaform has al leading position throughout Europe
in manufacturing and processing orthopaedic implants and instruments. The
shares of alphaform are listed in the Prime Standard Segment of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) under the abbreviation ATF.

The core competence of Alphaform lies in its extensive application know how
for processes and materials for additive production of complex prototypes,
tools, individual components and small series made of plastic and metal.
The company's activity is focused on the orthopaedic and medical
technology, automotive, aviation and aerospace industries. The subsidiaries
of Alphaform are located in Germany, Finland, Sweden and the UK.

Contact: 
Dr. Hanns-Dieter Aberle, CEO
ALPHAFORM AG
Kapellenstraße 10
85622 Feldkirchen
Tel.: +49 89 905002 35
Fax: +49 89 905002 1035
e-mail: hdaberle@alphaform.de 
Internet: www.alphaform.de

Disclaimer

This press release/ad-hoc disclosure is not an offer document and does not
constitute an offer of shares of Alphaform AG ("Company") nor an invitation
to an offer to buy or subscribe for shares or securities of the Company but
is provided for information only. This press release/ad-hoc disclosure may
contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including those pertaining to the anticipated benefits to be
realized from the proposals described herein. Forward-looking statements
may include, in particular, statements about future events, future
financial performance, plans, strategies, expectations, prospects,
competitive environment, regulation and supply and demand. The Company has
based these forward-looking statements on its views and assumptions with
respect to future events and financial performance. Actual financial
performance could differ materially from that projected in the
forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates,
forecasts and projections, and financial performance may be better or worse
than anticipated. Given these uncertainties, persons should not put undue
reliance on any forward-looking statements. The information contained in
this presentation is subject to change without notice and the Company does
not undertake any duty to update the forward-looking statements, and the
estimates and assumptions associated with them, except to the extent
required by applicable laws and regulations.

Important notice to persons in the United States of America

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available in the United States of America only to persons believed by the
Company to be capable of understanding and evaluating the risks of a
transaction. No shares or other securities of the Company have been
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cannot be resold in the absence of such registration or the availability of
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or disapproved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any
state securities commission or other regulatory authority, nor have any of
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presentation. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence.

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available to the recipients on the basis that they are persons covered by
Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment
Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996. By accepting this document the
recipient warrants and represents that he or it is such a person.



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Language:    English                                               
Company:     Alphaform AG                                          
             Kapellenstraße 10                                     
             85622 Feldkirchen                                     
             Germany                                               
Phone:       +49 (0)89 905002 - 0                                  
Fax:         +49 (0)89 905002 - 90                                 
E-mail:      ir@alphaform.de                                       
Internet:    www.alphaform.de                                      
ISIN:        DE0005487953                                          
WKN:         548795                                                
Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);      
             Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,  
             Stuttgart                                             
 
 
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