DGAP-News: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG announces changes in Supervisory Board


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SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG
announces changes in Supervisory Board

10.02.2015 / 09:30

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Unterneukirchen (Germany), February 10, 2015. The global specialty
chemicals group SKW Metallurgie announces that Dr. Dirk Markus, who has
belonged to the Supervisory Board of the Company since 2009 as an ordinary
member, has resigned from the position with effect from February 28, 2015.
 
"My increasing duties from other professional engagements regrettably do
not leave any room to accompany the SKW Metallurgie Group further on the
successfully commenced path of strategic realignment", says Dr. Dirk
Markus.

Executive Board and Supervisory Board of SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG
express their gratitude to Dr. Markus for the fruitful and trustful
cooperation. At the same time the boards have decided that there should be
no replacement before the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in
Muenchen (Germany) on June 9, 2015. Potential election proposals to the
Annual General Meeting will be published with the AGM agenda in April 2015.

The Supervisory Board of the Company consists of six members and is not
subject to employee co-determination. Chairperson continues to be Mr. Titus
Weinheimer; Deputy Chairperson remains Mr. Jochen Martin.

 
Contact
SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG
Christian Schunck
Head of IR and Corporate Communications
Rathausplatz 11
84579 Unterneukirchen
Germany

Phone IR/Press: +49 8634 62720-15
Fax: +49 8634 62720-16
E-Mail: schunck@skw-steel.com
Internet: www.skw-steel.com


About SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG and the SKW Metallurgie Group
The SKW Metallurgie Group is the global market leader for chemical
additives for hot metal desulphurization, and for cored wire and other
products for secondary metallurgy. The Group's products enable steel-makers
to efficiently manufacture high-quality steel products. Clients include the
world's leading companies in the steel industry. The SKW Metallurgie Group
has more than 50 years of metallurgical know how, and currently operates in
more than 40 countries. What is more, the Group is a leading supplier of
Quab specialty chemicals, which are mainly used in the global production of
industrial starch for the paper industry. The company's operating business
is broken down into the two core segments "Cored Wire" and "Powder and
Granules", and the "Other" segment. The SKW Metallurgie Group is
headquartered in Germany with production facilities in France, the US (6),
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, Bhutan, Russia, the Peoples' Republic
of China (2) and India (2 via joint venture).
Shares of SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG have been listed in Frankfurt
Stock Exchange's Prime Standard since December 1, 2006 with ISIN
DE000SKWM013 (since August 15, 2011: new ISIN DE000SKWM021 due to switch to
name shares).

Disclaimer

This press release may include certain forward-looking statements which are
based on currently available assumptions and predictions of the SKW
Metallurgie Group's management as well as on other currently available
information. Various identified as well as unidentified risks and
uncertainties as well as other factors may result in a deviation of actual
results, financial situation, development or achievement of the company
compared to the assessments made herein. SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG
does not intend and assumes no liability to update such forward-looking
statements and to adjust them to future events and developments.



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Language:    English                                               
Company:     SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG                      
             Rathausplatz 11                                       
             84579 Unterneukirchen                                 
             Germany                                               
Phone:       +49 (0)8634 62720-15                                  
Fax:         +49 (0)8634 62720-16                                  
E-mail:      info@skw-steel.com                                    
Internet:    www.skw-steel.com                                     
ISIN:        DE000SKWM021                                          
WKN:         SKWM02                                                
Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);      
             Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,  
             Stuttgart                                             
 
 
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