DGAP-News: UNIWHEELS AG: Ralf Schmid new chairman of the

DGAP-News: UNIWHEELS AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel/Change of Personnel UNIWHEELS AG: Ralf Schmid new chairman of the supervisory board (news with additional features) 18.01.2016 / 10:42 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIWHEELS AG: Ralf Schmid new chairman of the supervisory board Former member of the management board of the automotive division Dr. Thomas Buchholz will be CEO of the Group Bad Dürkheim, 18.01.2016: After having operational responsibility in the wheels business for more than 26 years and acting almost 20 years as managing partner (geschäftsführender Gesellschafter) of the UNIWHEELS-Group as well as, subsequently, chairman of the management board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of the now listed UNIWHEELS AG, Mr. Ralf Schmid has announced today that he will resign as member of the management board (Vorstand) as of 21.01.2016 and wishes to assume a function as member of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat). Mr. Ralf Schmid shall take the chair of the supervisory board instead of Mrs. Beata Olejnik and shall be mainly in charge of the strategic development and the further growth of the Group, together with other members of the supervisory board and the management board. The family holding UNIWHEELS Holding (Malta) Ltd. owned by Mr. Ralf and Michael Schmid will continue to hold 61.3% of the UNIWHEELS-Group as majority shareholder in the future. The remaining free float of 38.7% of the shares, which are traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, is spread across a variety of renowned European investors. As of 21.01.2016, the former member of the management board of the Automotive Division, Dr. Thomas Buchholz, shall be the new chairman of the management board of UNIWHEELS AG. As head of the suppliers division, Dr. Buchholz has already been responsible for about 85% of the business volume of UNIWHEELS. The accessory division with about 15% of the sales volume shall be represented by his colleague on the management board and CFO Dr. Karsten Obenaus. "The strong growth and the sustained development of our company to a now listed Group are now also reflected in the future composition of the management board and the supervisory board. I am convinced that the appointment of Dr. Buchholz as chairman of the management board and Dr. Obenaus as CFO will be perfect for our management board. With this team of the management board UNIWHEELS AG has two very experienced experts in the automotive supply industry. Our Group is therefore in a very good position for the upcoming tasks with regard to the planned further growth. In addition, Dr. Buchholz could successfully expand the automotive division since his appointment as head of this division: The order book is therefore well filled for the future, the already very broad customer base was further enlarged and we could continue to develop our position as supplier in the premium sector." the founder of UNIWHEELS, Mr. Ralf Schmid, said and added: "The new position as chairman of the supervisory board also allows me to support the strategic direction and the development of UNIWHEELS AG more effectively due to the future relief from the daily operative tasks." The management board and the supervisory board of the UNIWHEELS AG are very confident of the further business development in the light of the full order books and the continuing good economic outlook for the upcoming financial year. The recently expired financial year 2015 is already now being considered as the far best year of the company history of UNIWHEELS, both in terms of sales and turnover as with regard to profitability. Preliminary absolute figures on last year's sales development will be published still in January. The complete figures and the balance sheet with the final results will then be published as planned in March. New UNIWHEELS chairman of the supervisory board Mr. Ralf Schmid New UNIWHEELS CEO Dr. Thomas Buchholz About UNIWHEELS: The UNIWHEELS Group is one of the leading manufacturers of aluminium wheels for cars in Europe and is one of the few technology leaders worldwide in the aluminium wheel industry. UNIWHEELS is the third largest European supplier of OEM wheels for the automotive industry as well as the market-leading manufacturer of alloy wheels for the accessories market (AM) in Europe. Well-known Group brands include ATS, RIAL, ALUTEC and ANZIO. The Group currently has three production plants, two of which are in Poland (Stalowa Wola) and one in Germany (Werdohl). UNIWHEELS sees itself as one of the leading partners of the automotive industry for the optimum reduction of CO2 emissions by reducing the weight of alloy wheels. As well as weight-optimized construction methods, the following procedures are primarily used: Flow Forming, Lightforming, undercutting and forging. On May 8th, 2015, UNIWHEELS AG went public on Main Market of Warsaw Stock Exchange (IPO). The UNIWHEELS stock is floated under security identification number A13STW, ISIN DE000A13STW4 and ticker symbol UNW.   For more information please contact: Tobias Eisele Head of Group Marketing Tel.: +49 6322-6260 E-Mail: t.eisele@de.uniwheels.com UNIWHEELS AG Oliver Madsen Head of Investor Relations Tel.: +49 6322-6209 E-Mail: o.madsen@de.uniwheels.com UNIWHEELS AG +++++ Additional features: Document: http://n.eqs.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=DKSWPNLJHH Document title: UNIWHEELS AG: Ralf Schmid new chairman of the supervisory board --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.01.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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