Symrise AG / Executive Board Contracts with Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Hans Holger Gliewe and Bernd Hirsch Extended
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Symrise AG 08.12.2011 – 07:02 Uhr EANS-News: Symrise AG / Executive Board contracts with Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Hans Holger Gliewe and Bernd Hirsch extended -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes) Holzminden, December 8, 2011 (euro adhoc) - The Symrise AG Supervisory Board has extended the contract with Chief Executive Officer Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram until the end of 2017. The contracts with Hans Holger Gliewe, Board Member for the Flavor & Nutrition division, and Chief Financial Officer, Bernd Hirsch, were extended until the end of 2015. This step ensures con-tinuity in Symrise´s senior management team. Achim Daub who is responsible for the Scent & Care division is also part of the Board. Dr. Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said: "We are delighted about the contract extensions for Dr. Bertram, Mr. Gliewe and Mr. Hirsch. Together with their colleague Achim Daub, they form an experienced and successful management team that will continue to lead the company with a steady hand and clear perspective. This continuity is a very strong signal to staff, customers and shareholders. Symrise is excellently positioned, both strategically and financially, and has best possible prospects for further profitable growth. The Supervisory Board looks forward to continuing the successful working relationship with the Executive Board over the coming years." Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram has meanwhile over twenty years´ service at Symrise and its predecessor company, Haarmann & Reimer. Mr. Ber-tram, who has a PhD in chemistry, was appointed to the Executive Board in 2006 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Hans Holger Gliewe began his career in 1982 at the former Haarmann & Reimer and held a range of managerial positions for many years in Latin America. He was appointed to the Symrise AG Executive Board on November 1, 2009. Bernd Hirsch has held the post of Symrise AG Chief Financial Officer since December 1, 2009. Before that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG. The contract with the fourth Executive Board member, Achim Daub, runs until the end of 2013 and is thus not yet due for extension. About Symrise Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials as well as functional ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics and foods, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of nutritional supplements. Its sales of EUR1.572 billion in 2010 place Symrise among the top four in the global flavors and fragrances market. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Company is represented in over 35 countries in Europe, Asia, the United States and Latin America. Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. In doing so, Symrise combines its insights into consumer trends with cutting edge technologies, focusing on innovative trend and lifestyle products that have additional practical value for the consumer. Symrise - always inspiring more www.symrise.com Further inquiry note: Pressekontakt Bernhard Kott Phone. +49 (0)5531 90-1721 E-mail: [email protected] end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Symrise AG Mühlenfeldstraße 1 D-37603 Holzminden phone: +49 (0) 5531/90-0 FAX: +49 (0) 5531/90-1649 mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.symrise.com sector: Chemicals ISIN: DE000SYM9999 indexes: MDAX stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München language: English Original-Content von: Symrise AG, übermittelt durch news aktuell Diese Meldung kann unter https://www.presseportal.de/pm/66500/2161822 abgerufen werden..