12.03.2018
OHB SE DE0005936124
DGAP-News: OHB SE: Dr. Lutz Bertling and Kurt Melching appointed to the Management Board of OHB SE
DGAP-News: OHB SE / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
OHB SE: Dr. Lutz Bertling and Kurt Melching appointed to the Management
Board of OHB SE
12.03.2018 / 12:30
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Bremen - The Supervisory Board of Bremen-based space and technology group
OHB SE has appointed Dr. Lutz Bertling to the Management Board effective
April 1, 2018. In this new position, he will oversee corporate development,
space services and digitalization. In addition, the Supervisory Board has
appointed Kurt Melching, who is already a member of the Management Board of
OHB System AG and director of finance and controlling of OHB SE, to the
Management Board of OHB SE, also effective April 1, 2018. He will be
responsible for Group finance.
Dr. Bertling and Dr. Fritz Merkle will be jointly responsible for corporate
development until the latter retires from the Management Board of OHB SE for
age reasons on June 30, 2018, after which Dr. Bertling will oversee these
activities on his own. One major aspect of his duties will be to harness
synergistic effects at the Group level and to improve efficiency. Additions
to the OHB portfolio will contribute to the Group's sustained profitable
growth.
This particularly applies to space services, which Dr. Bertling will
continue to expand as a new segment within the OHB Group. The main focus
will be on value-added services derived from the Group's existing core
business. One example of this is the incorporation of OHB Satellitenbetrieb
GmbH.
Finally, Dr. Bertling will be contributing to the OHB Group digitization
skills, which are particularly crucial for "New Space" services and
activities and will also help to optimize and industrialize all processes
within OHB.
"We have gained in Dr. Bertling an experienced manager who has an impressive
track record after working for global industrial companies," says Marco
Fuchs, Chief Executive Officer of OHB SE. "He not only boosted the
profitability of these companies but also implemented innovative approaches
and utilized modern digitization instruments to achieve greater efficiency
and quality improvements as well as new customer solutions. These
capabilities make him an ideal addition to the OHB management team."
"I deliberately opted for a company that is pursuing long-term strategies,"
says Lutz Bertling. "In addition, I was very attracted by OHB's incredible
growth potential. And not least of all, I looked forward to a more
business-oriented perspective. I am pleased to have the opportunity of
working with a creative team at OHB to harness potential and to open up new
areas of business."
Dr. Lutz Bertling studied mechanical engineering with a major in production
technology at Braunschweig Technical University and completed his doctorate
at the Institute of Machine Tools and Production Engineering. Aged 55 years,
he was most recently President of the Bombardier Transportation Group,
Berlin and Chief Operating Officer at Bombardier Inc., Montreal. Between
1993 and 2013, Dr. Bertling worked for the Airbus Group (formerly EADS),
where he was CEO of the Eurocopter Group responsible for Airbus' helicopter
business from 2006 until 2013. He was also a member of the Airbus Group
management board.
Kurt Melching, born in 1962, has been with the company since 1988 and has
been the head since then, later director of finance and controlling. Since
2012, Melching has been responsible for Finance in the board of OHB System
AG. Since 2004 he was also authorized representative of the parent company
OHB SE. The 55-year-old graduate in business administration will also
continue this activity as member of the board responsible for Group finance.
Contact:
Investor Relations
Martina Lilienthal
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-720
Fax: +49 421 - 2020-613
E-Mail: [email protected]
Corporate Communications
Günther Hörbst
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-9438
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: OHB SE
Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 8
28359 Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)421 2020 8
Fax: +49 (0)421 2020 613
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.ohb.de
ISIN: DE0005936124
WKN: 593612
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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