DGAP-News: mutares appoints Mark Friedrich to the executive board


DGAP-News: mutares AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel/Private
Equity
mutares appoints Mark Friedrich to the executive board

01.04.2015 / 08:30

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The Supervisory Board of mutares AG (ISIN: DE000A0SMSH2) appoints Mark
Friedrich as a member of the Executive Board, effective as of April 1,
2015.  Mr. Friedrich will take responsibility for finance and
administration.

Mark Friedrich has worked for mutares as the Head of Finance since 2012.
Prior to his work at mutares, Mark Friedrich followed a career as auditor
at Ernst & Young (EY) which he left as a Manager after seven years. After
completing his certification as auditor and tax consultant, Mr. Friedrich
specialized at EY in auditing and consulting private equity companies and
investment funds.

Prof. Dr. Bloching, chairman of the supervisory board, commented: "The
board is pleased to appoint Mr. Friedrich as a new member of the Executive
Board. He has done an exceptional job in the past three years and enjoys
great trust from our Supervisory Board."

The Executive Board of mutares AG now consists of five members: The
founders and Co-CEOs Dr. Axel Geuer and Robin Laik manage the M&A business.
Dr. Wolf Cornelius and Dr. Kristian Schleede supervise the operations and
the restructuring of the portfolio companies. Mark Friedrich, as CFO, is
responsible for finance and administration.

Company profile of mutares AG

mutares AG, Munich (www.mutares.de), acquires companies, that are being
sold in the course of a repositioning process at their owners and that show
a clear operational improvement potential. Getting engaged with its own
teams, mutares actively supports its portfolio companies to achieve a clear
value increase. The focus of the operational work is to ensure sustainable,
long-term growth. The shares of mutares AG are traded in the Open Market of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Entry Standard) under the symbol MUX (ISIN:
DE000A0SMSH2).

For further information, please contact:

mutares AG
Christoph Himmel
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Tel. +49 89 9292776-0
Fax +49 89 9292776-22
ir@mutares.de
www.mutares.de



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