Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft: Dr. Günter Blaschke elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Leifheit AG: Dr. Günter Blaschke elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Nassau, Germany, 2 April 2019 - At the request of the Board of Management, Dr. Günter Blaschke (69) was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Leifheit AG with effect from 1 April 2019 by the District Court of Montabaur and was elected Chairman of the panel by the supervisory board today.

The appointment, which was made in accordance with § 104, German stock corporation act (Aktiengesetz), became necessary as Mr. Helmut Zahn and Mr. Ulli Gritzuhn resigned at due time from the Supervisory Board with effect from 31 March 2019. Dr. Blaschke will be a candidate for election to the Supervisory Board at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of Leifheit AG on 29 May.

The Supervisory Board and the Board of Management of Leifheit AG would like to thank the departing Supervisory Board members for their many years of successful and productive work in the panel. The Management Board offers special thanks to Helmut Zahn who played an active role in the development of Leifheit as supervisory board member since 2001 and as its chairman since 2007.

With Dr. Günter Blaschke the company has appointed an experienced professional to the Supervisory Board. After various positions in Procter & Gamble, 3M and Joh. Vaillant he joined Rational GmbH in 1997, initially as Managing Director and was appointed CEO after the IPO. In this position he shaped the successful company development until end of 2013. Since 2014 Dr. Blaschke has been Chairman of the Board of WashTec AG.

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About Leifheit

Leifheit AG, founded in 1959, is one of the leading European brand suppliers of household items. The Leifheit Group divides its operating business into the Household, Wellbeing and Private Label segments. Leifheit and Soehnle products - two of Germany's best-known brands - are known for high quality and great utility for consumers. Its French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby are also active in the service-oriented Private Label segment with a selected product range. In each segment, the company focuses on its core areas of expertise in the product categories of cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods and wellbeing. The Leifheit Group employs some 1,100 people and operates 15 locations and branches of its own around the world. Leifheit AG shares have been listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 1984. More information on Leifheit is available online at www.leifheit-group.com, www.leifheit.de and www.soehnle.de.