EANS-News: Semperit AG Holding
Semperit AG Holding extends Management Board
mandate of CEO Thomas Fahnemann
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual & Special Corporate Meetings - Michele Melchiorre newly appointed to the Management Board as of June 2016 - Annual General Meeting resolves to distribute a dividend of EUR 1.20 per share In today's constituent meeting the Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding extended the Management Board mandate of Chairman Thomas Fahnemann for another term until 31 December 2019. Michele Melchiorre has been newly appointed as Chief Technical Officer and member of the Management Board effective from June 2016. His main responsibility will be the technical operations in the Industrial Sector. Member of the Management Board Richard Ehrenfeldner will focus on the development of the Sempermed segment. Veit Sorger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, says, "The target growth of Semperit in the glove business, in particular the expansion of our operations in Malaysia, calls for a stronger focus of the Management Board especially on operative-technical issues in the coming years. Richard Ehrenfeldner is predestined to push Sempermed's further development due to his extensive experience in the glove business." The new member of the Management Board of Semperit AG Holding, Michele Melchiorre (51 years), is a native Italian and studied engineering in Aachen. He held leading positions in the automotive and aircraft industries with globally operating companies such as Daimler-Chrysler, Fiat and Bombardier. Annual General Meeting resolves a dividend of EUR 1.20 per share Today the 127th ordinary Annual General Meeting of Semperit AG Holding among other topics resolved to distribute a dividend of EUR 1.20 per share (previous year: EUR 1.10 plus special dividend EUR 4.90) for the financial year 2015. The ex-dividend day is scheduled for May 3, 2016. The dividend payout date has been set for May 6, 2016. Management and Supervisory Boards were granted discharge. In addition, Stephan B. Tanda was newly elected to the Supervisory Board. The mandate of Andreas Schmidradner was extended. In the constituent meeting of the Supervisory Board, Veit Sorger was confirmed in his function as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Felix Strohbichler as his Deputy Chairman. About Semperit The publicly listed company Semperit AG Holding is an internationally-oriented group that develops, produces, and sells in more than 100 countries highly specialised rubber products for the medical and industrial sectors: examination and surgical gloves, hydraulic and industrial hoses, conveyor belts, escalator handrails, construction profiles, cable car rings, and products for railway superstructures. The headquarters of this traditional Austrian company, which was founded in 1824, are located in Vienna. The Semperit Group employs more than 7,000 people worldwide, including close to 4,100 in Asia and more than 800 in Austria (Vienna and production site in Wimpassing, Lower Austria). The group has 22 manufacturing facilities worldwide and numerous sales offices in Europe, Asia, Australia, and America. In 2015, the group generated revenue of EUR 915 million and EBITDA of EUR 101 million. Further inquiry note: Martina Büchele Group Head of Communications Tel.: +43 676 8715 8621 martina.buechele@semperitgroup.com www.semperitgroup.com Stefan Marin Head of Investor Relations Tel.: +43 676 8715 8210 stefan.marin@semperitgroup.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Semperit AG Holding Modecenterstrasse 22 A-1030 Wien phone: +43 1 79 777-210 FAX: +43 1 79 777-602 mail: investor@semperitgroup.com WWW: www.semperitgroup.com sector: Synthetics & Plastics ISIN: AT0000785555 indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ViDX, Prime Market, ATX Global Players stockmarkets: official market: Wien language: English
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