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GRAMMER AG — Board/Management Information 2012
Jul 24, 2012
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Corporate | 24 July 2012 09:12
Grammer AG: Grammer AG Supervisory Board appoints Volker Walprecht as new CFO
Grammer AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
24.07.2012 / 09:12
Grammer AG Supervisory Board appoints Volker Walprecht as new CFO
Amberg, July 24, 2012 – The Supervisory Board of SDAX-listed Grammer AG has appointed Mr. Volker Walprecht ( Diplom-Kaufmann ) as a new member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Effective October 01, 2012, Walprecht (49) will take office as the successor to Alois Ponnath. Together with CEO, Hartmut Müller, and Manfred Pretscher, this will bring the number of members serving on the Executive Board back to three.
Volker Walprecht holds a degree in business administration from the University Gesamthochschule Essen. He brings with him many years of international management experience, particularly in the areas of finance, controlling and M&A in the automotive and commercial vehicles industry, as well as the energy sector. His career history includes time spent with former automotive supplier Mannesmann VDO or Siemens VDO/Continental. His most recent post was as CFO of the division Oil & Gas at Siemens AG.
'With the appointment of Volker Walprecht as new CFO, Grammer has gained a proven financial expert and an insider of the automotive industry. His long-standing experience will serve as a driving force for the company,' says Dr. Klaus Probst, Chairman of the Grammer AG Supervisory Board.
Company Profile
GRAMMER AG, Amberg, Germany, is specialized in the development and production of components and systems for automotive interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for offroad vehicles (tractors, construction machinery, forklifts), trucks, buses and trains. In the Automotive division, we supply headrests, armrests, and center console systems to premium automakers and automotive system suppliers.
GRAMMER is represented in 18 countries worldwide with a workforce of approx. 9,000 employees across its 24 fully consolidated subsidiaries.
GRAMMER shares are listed in the SDAX segment of the German Stock Exchange, and are traded on the Munich and Frankfurt stock exchanges, via the Xetra electronic trading platform and on the OTC markets of the Stuttgart, Berlin and Hamburg stock exchanges.
Contact:
GRAMMER AG
Ralf Hoppe
Phone: 0049 9621 66 2200
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Grammer AG |
| Postfach 14 54 | |
| 92204 Amberg | |
| Germany | |
| Phone: | +49 (0)9621 66-0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)9621 66-1000 |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| Internet: | www.grammer.com |
| ISIN: | DE0005895403, DE0005895403 |
| WKN: | 589540, 589540 |
| Indices: | SDAX |
| Listed: | Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart |
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