Brenntag AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
21.03.2011 18:28
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Steven Holland, the current COO of Brenntag AG, is appointed as new CEO
effective 22 June 2011 following the company's General Shareholders'
Meeting. This decision has been made by the Supervisory Board during its
regular meeting today. Steven Holland joined Brenntag in 2006 following the
acquisition of Albion Chemical Distribution Group. He has been responsible
for the global operations of Brenntag Group since 1 October 2009 and a
member of the Management Board of Brenntag AG since the company's initial
public offering. The current CEO Stephen Clark steps down from the
Management Board effective 22 June 2011. Brachem Acquisition S.C.A. - with
a 36% stake in Brenntag AG the company's largest shareholder - and the
Supervisory Board have proposed him for election to the Supervisory Board
on Brenntag AG's General Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for 22 June 2011.
In addition, the Supervisory Board appointed William Fidler, President and
CEO of Brenntag's North American business, as a member of the Management
Board with immediate effect. In his new role, he will be responsible for
Brenntag's North and Latin American business.
Contact:
Brenntag AG
Georg Mueller, Stefanie Steiner
Stinnes-Platz 1
45472 Muelheim an der Ruhr
Germany
P +49 208 7828 7653
F +49 208 7828 7755
E-Mail: ir@brenntag.de
www.brenntag.com
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Language: English
Company: Brenntag AG
Stinnes Platz 1
45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0) 208 7828 - 7653
Fax: +49 (0) 208 7828 - 7755
E-mail: ir@brenntag.de
Internet: www.brenntag.com
ISIN: DE000A1DAHH0
WKN: A1DAHH
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart
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