EANS-News: PUMA SE
Chief Supply Chain Officer Reiner Seiz leaves PUMA
13.12.2012 – 09:02
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes) Herzogenaurach (euro adhoc) - Chief Supply Chain Officer Reiner Seiz leaves PUMA Herzogenaurach, Germany, 13 December 2012 - PUMA announced today that Reiner Seiz (49), Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSO), informed the Administrative Board that he will not extend his current contract. After 23 successful years at PUMA, Seiz leaves the company amicably to pursue new career opportunities. He will remain in charge of his duties until 31 January 2013. His successor will be announced at a later date. Reiner Seiz has been with PUMA since 1989 and became a member of the Board of Management in 2008. Upon PUMA's transformation into a European Corporation, Seiz was appointed Managing Director and has been responsible for leading the sourcing organization PUMA World Cat as well as PUMA's worldwide Supply Chain Management as Chief Supply Chain Officer. PUMA would like to express its gratitude to Reiner Seiz for his dedicated work for more than two decades. He was of great support in realizing PUMA's long- term sustainability targets along the company's supply chain as well as building a global sourcing structure and a network of suppliers. Media Contact: Ulf Santjer - Corporate Communications - PUMA SE - +49 9132 81 2489 - ulf.santjer@puma.com Kerstin Neuber - Corporate Communications - PUMA SE - +49 9132 81 2984 - kerstin.neuber@puma.com |PUMA | PUMA is one of the world's leading Sportlifestyle companies that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories. It is committed to working in ways that contribute to the world by supporting Creativity, SAFE Sustainability and Peace, and by staying true to the principles of being Fair, Honest, Positive and Creative in decisions made and actions taken. PUMA starts in Sport and ends in Fashion. Its Sport Performance and Lifestyle labels include categories such as Football, Running, Motorsports, Golf and Sailing. Sport Fashion features collaborations with renowned designer labels such as Alexander McQueen and Mihara Yasuhiro. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and Tretorn. The company, which was founded in 1948, distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs about 11,000 people worldwide and has headquarters in Herzogenaurach/Germany, Boston, London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.puma.com Further inquiry note: Kerstin Neuber Telefon: +49 (0)9132 81-2984 E-Mail: Kerstin.Neuber@puma.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: PUMA SE PUMA Way 1 D-91074 Herzogenaurach phone: +49 (0)9132 81 0 FAX: +49 (0)9132 81-2246 mail: investor-relations@puma.com WWW: http://about.puma.com/?lang=de sector: Consumer Goods ISIN: DE0006969603 indexes: Midcap Market Index, MDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing: München, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English