Leifheit AG: Thomas Radke new head of Leifheit

Leifheit AG  / Key word(s): Change of Personnel26.09.2013 10:34Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmittedby DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Thomas Radke new head of Leifheit Nassau, 26 September 2013 - Thomas Radke (52) will be taking over the chairof the Board of Management of Leifheit AG in Nassau with effect from 1April 2014 at the latest. Dr. Claus-Otto Zacharias (59) will continue toremain as CFO; Zacharias has been acting chair alone since the departure ofGeorg Thaller in May 2013. In addition to his role as chair, Radke willalso be responsible for Marketing, R & D and Sales.Mr Radke has been a member of the Board of Management of Herlitz AG since2011, and since this year also a member of the Board of Directors ofPelikan Holding AG. His previous managerial roles include positions ingeneral management, marketing and sales at Carl Zeiss Vision in Aalen,Procter & Gamble/Wella in Geneva and Darmstadt, at Effem/Mars in Verden andat 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 knowledgeof branded consumer goods.The exact start date of Mr Radke at Leifheit will be fixed and announcedfollowing departure negotiations with his current employer.Contact:Leifheit AGD-56377 +49 2604 97721826.09.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishCompany:      Leifheit AG              Leifheitstraße              56377 Nassau              GermanyPhone:        02604 977-0Fax:          02604 977-340E-mail:       :     www.leifheit.comISIN:         DE0006464506WKN:          646450Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------