EANS-News: Semperit AG Holding Semperit has appointed Frank Gumbinger as new
CFO
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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)
The Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding has appointed Frank Gumbinger (48)
as Chief Financial Officer for three years - until 31 December 2019 - as of 1
December 2016.
Born in Germany, Gumbinger studied Business Administration at the Goethe
University Frankfurt. In addition to Accounting, Controlling, Tax, Treasury,
Investor Relations, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Legal he will take over
the Information Technology area. In his most recent position, Gumbinger was CFO
of Progroup AG after holding various management positions in the Delton Group,
most recently as CFO of the publicly listed CEAG AG. In each case as CFO,
Gumbinger was also responsible for IT.
"With Frank Gumbinger we have won a renowned top manager for Semperit AG
Holding. The Semperit Group will profit from his comprehensive expertise in the
financial sector and his long-standing international experience. Frank Gumbinger
perfectly complements the Management Board in order to ensure the positive
future development of the Semperit Group even in challenging times," says Veit
Sorger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding, referring to
the appointment of the new CFO.
As announced in September this year, the previous Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Johannes Schmidt-Schultes and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Declan Daly
informed the Supervisory Board that they would not extend their mandates but
take up new challenges. The two Management Board members of the Semperit Group
have resigned from their positions as of 30 November 2016.
Therefore, the Management Board of the Semperit AG Holding will consist of
Thomas Fahnemann (Chairman of Board, CEO), Frank Gumbinger (CFO), Michele
Melchiorre (CTO) and Richard Ehrenfeldner (COO) as of 1 December 2016.
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About Semperit
The publicly listed company Semperit AG Holding is an internationally-oriented
group that develops, produces, and sells highly specialised rubber and plastic
products in more than 100 countries 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, America and Australia. In 2015, the group generated sales of EUR
915 million and EBITDA of EUR 96 million
Further inquiry note:
Martina Büchele
Group Communications Manager
Tel.: +43 676 8715 8621
martina.buechele@semperitgroup.comwww.semperitgroup.com
Stefan Marin
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 676 8715 8210
stefan.marin@semperitgroup.com
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company: Semperit AG Holding
Modecenterstrasse 22
A-1030 Wien
phone: +43 1 79 777-210
FAX: +43 1 79 777-602
WWW: www.semperitgroup.com
sector: Synthetics & Plastics
ISIN: AT0000785555
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ViDX, Prime Market, ATX GP
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English