09.12.2013
Leifheit AG DE0006464506
DGAP-News: Leifheit AG: Thomas Radke to become head of Leifheit on 1 January 2014
DGAP-News: Leifheit AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
Leifheit AG: Thomas Radke to become head of Leifheit on 1 January 2014
09.12.2013 / 11:29
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Thomas Radke to become head of Leifheit on 1 January 2014
Nassau, 9 December 2013 - Thomas Radke (52) is stepping down from the
Management Board of Herlitz PBS AG at the end of the year to become CEO of
Leifheit AG in Nassau on 1 January 2014.
As previously reported, Leifheit's Supervisory Board appointed him as the
new CEO in September 2013; at the time, his start date was uncertain due to
ongoing negotiations concerning his departure. Dr Claus-Otto Zacharias (59)
remains part of the Management Board team as CFO, and will head up the
company on an interim basis until the end of the year; in addition to his
role as CEO, Radke will be responsible for Marketing, R&D and sales.
To recap, Thomas Radke has been a member of the Management Board of Herlitz
AG since 2011, and has also served on the Board of Directors of Pelikan
Holding AG since 2013. 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, Effem/Mars in Verden and
Henkel KGaA in Barcelona, Tianjin and Dusseldorf. In his career to date,
Radke has gained a good reputation as an expert with an in-depth knowledge
of branded consumer goods.
Further information is available on the company's website at
www.leifheit.com.
About Leifheit:
Leifheit AG, founded in 1959, is one of the leading European brand
suppliers of household items. The company stands for high-quality,
innovative products with great utility and pioneering design in the sectors
of cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods and wellbeing. Leifheit and
Soehnle are among the best known brands in Germany. Other than in the brand
business, Leifheit AG operates in the service-oriented volume business via
its French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby. The Leifheit Group including
its international branches employs a staff of about 1,000.
Contact:
Leifheit AG
D-56377 Nassau
[email protected]
+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: [email protected]
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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