EnviTec Biogas AG

Board/Management Information • Jun 18, 2010

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Corporate | 18 June 2010 16:58

Heading in a new direction Management Board change at EnviTec Biogas

EnviTec Biogas AG / Change of Personnel/Change of Personnel

18.06.2010 16:58

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Biogas sector pioneer Kunibert Ruhe - Management Board member of EnviTec
Biogas AG - will no longer be available to the company in his current
function from July 1, 2010. Kunibert Ruhe commented as follows: 'I have the
feeling that EnviTec is outstandingly positioned in its central areas. It
is a good time to return to my previous career - I will be leaving the
command bridge of the ship, and returning to agriculture. I am looking
forward to switching from an office-based working life to agricultural
tasks, for instance, plant refinement in bioenergy, and to the fresh smells
of farmland.' Kunibert Ruhe founded today's EnviTec Biogas AG in 2002
together with Olaf von Lehmden. A small boat with a crew of 18 staff
members has today turned into a fine, sea-worthy ship that is underway in
international waters, and employs more than 400 members of staff.

EnviTec Biogas AG was the first company from the Oldenburger Münsterland to
venture the brave step onto the challenging stock market floor. This
represented an important milestone for the company. Kunibert Ruhe is
primarily responsible for the sales and research & development areas within
the company. His philosophy of turning 'customers into fans' encountered
great success. Frequent contacts, a common language, and a rootedness to
native soil fed through into customer enthusiasm for EnviTec plants. An
independent study produced by the College of Hildesheim as part of a
customer survey arrived at the conclusion that 86 percent of existing
customers would invest in a further EnviTec plant in the future. This is an
outstanding outcome compared to the company's competitors (72 percent
average).

In 2007, the Oldenburger Münsterland Association awarded Kunibert Ruhe its
well-known 'Entrepreneur of the Year' prize for his outstanding corporate
achievements.

Kunibert Ruhe commented as follows on his decision: 'It was one of the most
difficult decisions that I have ever taken. In this case, I paid greater
attention to my gut instincts, and less to my head, and was finally
convinced that this is the right way ahead. A philosopher once said that
intuition is highly accelerated intelligence, and I have had very good
experience with gut decisions to date.'

Kunibert Ruhe is not abandoning the ship altogether, however, but will
continue to be available to EnviTec Biogas as a consultant. Olaf von
Lehmden, CEO, made the following comments: 'We greatly regret that Kunibert
Ruhe is stepping down from the company's Management Board. His consultancy
activity will allow us to continue to benefit from his expertise in the
biogas area, as well as from his function as a shareholder'. His future
responsibilities will comprise the following areas: research & development,
cooperation ventures with universities, as well as representing the
company's interests at the Biogas Council in Berlin.

Continuity within the company is an important factor. For this reason,
preparations have already been made for the succession. Jürgen Tenbrink has
been appointed the new CTO, and will take over the areas of processing, and
research and development. Further responsibilities have been distributed
among the Management Board. The sales area will transfer to Olaf von
Lehmden's Management Board department. In future, marketing and lobbying
will belong to the area of responsibility of Jörg Fischer.
In concluding, Kunibert Ruhe summed up his position as follows: 'EnviTec
Biogas is and remains close to my heart. I will gladly remain available to
the company in an advisory and supporting function.'

About EnviTec Biogas AG

EnviTec Biogas AG covers the entire biogas production value chain -
including the planning and turnkey construction of biogas plants as well as
their commissioning. The company based in Lower Saxony, Germany, provides
the biological and technical services, and also offers the entire range of
plant and operating management. In Güstrow, in the German state of
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, EnviTec Biogas built the world's largest
plant for the production of biogas to natural gas standards with a thermal
output of 55 megawatts. In addition, the company also operates its own
biogas plants. Today, the company is represented in more than 15 countries
throughout Europe, as well as in India. EnviTec Biogas generated revenues
of EUR 120 million and EBIT of EUR -0.5 million in 2009. The EnviTec Group
currently has 385 employees. EnviTec Biogas has been listed on the Prime
Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since July 2007.

Investor Relations:
Olaf Brandes
EnviTec Biogas AG
Tel: +49 44 42 80 65-118
E-mail: ir@envitec-biogas.de

Press contact:
Britta Cirkel, Christina Siebels
HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN Public Relations GmbH
Tel: +49 40 36 90 50- 56 /-58
E-mail: b.cirkel@hoschke.de; c.siebels@hoschke.de

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Language: English
Company: EnviTec Biogas AG
Industriering 10a
49393 Lohne
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0) 44 42 - 80 65 0
Fax: +49 (0) 44 42 - 80 65 103
E-mail: info@envitec-biogas.de
Internet: www.envitec-biogas.de
ISIN: DE000A0MVLS8
WKN: A0MVLS
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, München, Hamburg, Stuttgart

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