Leifheit AG: Thomas Radke new head of Leifheit

Leifheit AG  / Key word(s): Change of Personnel

26.09.2013 10:34

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Thomas Radke new head of Leifheit 

Nassau, 26 September 2013 - Thomas Radke (52) will be taking over the chair
of the Board of Management of Leifheit AG in Nassau with effect from 1
April 2014 at the latest. Dr. Claus-Otto Zacharias (59) will continue to
remain as CFO; Zacharias has been acting chair alone since the departure of
Georg Thaller in May 2013. In addition to his role as chair, Radke will
also be responsible for Marketing, R & D and Sales.

Mr Radke has been a member of the Board of Management of Herlitz AG since
2011, and since this year also a member of the Board of Directors of
Pelikan Holding AG. His previous managerial roles include positions in
general management, marketing and sales at Carl Zeiss Vision in Aalen,
Procter & Gamble/Wella in Geneva and Darmstadt, at Effem/Mars in Verden and
at Henkel KGaA in Barcelona, Tianjin and Düsseldorf. In his career to date,
Radke has gained a good reputation as an expert with an in-depth knowledge
of branded consumer goods.

The exact start date of Mr Radke at Leifheit will be fixed and announced
following departure negotiations with his current employer.




Contact:
Leifheit AG
D-56377 Nassau
ir@leifheit.com
+49 2604 977218


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Language:     English
Company:      Leifheit AG
              Leifheitstraße
              56377 Nassau
              Germany
Phone:        02604 977-0
Fax:          02604 977-340
E-mail:       ir@leifheit.com
Internet:     www.leifheit.com
ISIN:         DE0006464506
WKN:          646450
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart
 
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