The Supervisory Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg)
(FWB: HDD) has appointed Stephan Plenz (43) to the Management Board. The
appointment will take effect from July 1, 2008. Over the past 14 years
Stephan Plenz has held various senior positions at Heidelberg. He was
appointed manager of the Wiesloch-Walldorf site in April 2006, and is
responsible for global production.
The decision has also been taken to reorganize the roles and
responsibilities of the four Management Board members.
The Chairman of the Management Board, Bernhard Schreier (54), will now
focus on the strategic development of Heidelberg, acquisitions
communications, and compliance. He also retains his role as Personnel
Director.
Responsibility for sales, which was previously held by Bernhard
Schreier, now passes to Dr. Jürgen Rautert
(49), who will also continue to oversee customer- and market-focused
activities, product management, and marketing, and will drive forward
expansion in the fields of services and consumables.
As the newly appointed member of the Management Board responsible for
technology, Stephan Plenz will be in charge of research and development
production, and purchasing. In this role, he will work to further expand
production capacities in China and develop international sourcing.
There will be no structural changes in the finances sector. In addition
to his usual responsibilities, CFO Dirk Kaliebe (42) will also be
responsible for the planned measures aimed at boosting efficiency.
"We have ambitious goals, which the
Supervisory Board supports. That is why it has approved the expansion of
the Management Board," explains Bernhard
Schreier, Heidelberg CEO. "By reassigning
Management Board responsibilities, we are underpinning our programs for
business expansion. We want to drive forward expansion in the fields of
services and consumables, further enhance the international character of
production and sourcing, effectively implement efficiency-enhancing
programs, and increase our attractiveness to the capital market."
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Chart illustrating responsibilities of the Management Board members
at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (See PPT)
Stephan Plenz "“ short CV and photograph
Stephan Plenz was born on May 14, 1965 in Oberwesel am Mittelrhein
Germany, and joined the company in 1986. Following a number of
management positions in the Sheetfed Division at the Wiesloch factory
he has worked in various management roles in the Postpress Division
since 2001. In February 2005, Stephan Plenz took over the role of
Assembly and Logistics Manager at the Wiesloch-Walldorf factory. He has
been Site Manager there since April 2006 and is responsible for global
production at Heidelberg. Stephan Plenz is married with three children.
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Other dates:
The company will be publishing preliminary results for financial year
2007/2008 on May 7, 2008.
Important note:
This Press Information contains statements about future development that
are based on assumptions and estimates by the management of Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. Even if the management is of the
opinion that these assumptions and estimates are accurate, future actual
developments and future actual results may differ significantly from
these assumptions and estimates due to a variety of factors. These
factors can include changes to the overall economic climate, changes to
exchange rates and interest rates and changes in the print media
industry. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft provides no
guarantee that future developments and the results actually achieved in
the future will agree with the assumptions and estimates set out in this
press release and assumes no liability for such.
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Responsibilities of the Management at Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen
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Valid from July 1, 2008
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Bernhard Schreier
Dirk Kaliebe
Dr. Jurgen Rautert
Stephan Plenz
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Chairman of the
Management Board
Finance
Sales
Technology
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-- Corporate Development
-- Controlling
-- Sales
-- Research & Development
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-- Human Resources
-- Finances
-- Consumables
-- Purchasing
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-- Communications
-- IT
-- Product Management
-- Production
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-- Compliance
-- Investor Relations
-- Marketing
-- Postpress
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-- Financial Services
-- Service
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