DGAP-News: Krones AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel Krones AG: Michael Andersen to become Krones' new finance chief 23.07.2015 / 14:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news release 23 July 2015 Michael Andersen to become Krones' new finance chief In March of this year, Krones, the world's leading manufacturer of beverage filling and packaging technology and a member of Germany's MDAX stock index, reported that changes were afoot within its Executive Board. At the time, due to an agreement with the incoming CFO's current employer, Krones was not at liberty to disclose the name of the successor to CFO Christoph Klenk, who had been appointed to take over the helm as Chairman of the Executive Board effective 1 January 2016. Krones is now pleased to announce that Michael Andersen will join the company's Executive Board as finance chief. Michael Andersen possesses many years' experience in the packaging industry. He is currently the CFO of GEA Heat Exchangers and, as such, the member of the management board responsible for the areas Finance, IT, and Purchasing. Contact: Olaf Scholz Head of Investor Relations, Krones AG Phone: +49 9401 70-1169 E-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.07.2015 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. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Krones AG Böhmerwaldstraße 5 93073 Neutraubling Germany Phone: +49 (0)9401 701169 Fax: +49 (0)9401 709 1 1169 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.krones.com ISIN: DE0006335003 WKN: 633500 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 380473 23.07.2015