20.08.2018
Rocket Internet SE DE000A12UKK6
DGAP-News: Rocket Internet SE: Rocket Internet CFO Peter Kimpel resigns with effect of beginning of October 2018
DGAP-News: Rocket Internet SE / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
Rocket Internet SE: Rocket Internet CFO Peter Kimpel resigns with effect of
beginning of October 2018
20.08.2018 / 07:35
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Rocket Internet SE: Rocket Internet CFO Peter Kimpel resigns with effect of
beginning of October 2018
Berlin, August 20, 2018 - Rocket Internet SE ("Rocket Internet" or the
"Company") announces today that Peter Kimpel, Chief Financial Officer of
Rocket Internet, has informed the supervisory board of the Company that he
decided to leave the management board of the Company with effect of
beginning of October 2018 to pursue a new management challenge.
Peter Kimpel joined Rocket Internet from Goldman Sachs in 2014 and was in
particular responsible for a number of financing transactions including the
IPO of Rocket Internet as well as various subsequent capital markets
transactions.
Peter Kimpel commented: "I am very grateful for the time at Rocket Internet
and hope that in my future role I will have the opportunity to continue
working with Oliver and the team. With Rocket Internet being very well
capitalized and three of the selected companies having successfully gone
public, it is the right time to move on."
Rocket Internet founder and CEO Oliver Samwer said: "Peter is an
extraordinary CFO and has built up very strong finance and accounting teams
to support the Company going forward. Since he joined in 2014, Peter has
developed a very thorough understanding of our various businesses and has
been an invaluable partner in developing the business over the last years. I
commend Peter for his outstanding contribution to Rocket Internet and would
like to thank him for his commitment. I look forward to continue working
with him in his new role in the future."
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rocket Internet, Prof. Dr. Marcus
Englert, commented: "The Supervisory Board thanks Peter for his valuable
contribution to the performance of the Company and wishes him well. Upon
Peter's departure, Oliver Samwer will assume these responsibilities with the
support of the finance and accounting team."
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About Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet incubates and invests in internet and technology companies
globally. It provides operational support to its companies and helps them
scale internationally. Rocket Internet focuses predominantly on four
industry sectors of online and mobile retail and services that make up a
significant share of consumer spending: Food & Groceries, Fashion, General
Merchandise and Home & Living. Rocket Internet's selected companies are
active in a large number of countries around the world with more than 33,000
employees. Rocket Internet holds stakes in three significant publicly listed
companies, Delivery Hero, HelloFresh and Home24. Rocket Internet SE is
listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE000A12UKK6, RKET) and is
included in the MDAX index. For further information please visit
www.rocket-internet.com.
Disclaimer / Important Note
Despite not having control over the selected companies mentioned above, the
aggregate financial information is shown on a 100% basis (i.e. 100% of
revenues and EBITDA). The actual legal and economic interest of the Rocket
Internet group in the network companies shown above is far lower than 100%.
Please refer to Rocket Internet SE's consolidated financial statements for
additional information on the group's consolidation policies and its segment
information.
This document contains forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on the current views, expectations and assumptions of the management
of Rocket Internet SE and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in such statements. Actual results,
performance or events may differ materially from those described in such
statements due to, among other things, changes in the general economic and
competitive environment, risks associated with capital markets, currency
exchange rate fluctuations and competition from other companies, changes in
international and national laws and regulations, in particular with respect
to tax laws and regulations, and other factors. Rocket Internet does not
assume any obligations to update any forward-looking statements.
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Language: English
Company: Rocket Internet SE
Charlottenstrasse 4
10969 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 300 13 1800
Fax: +49 (0)30 300 13 1899
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.rocket-internet.com
ISIN: DE000A12UKK6
WKN: A12UKK
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Luxembourg Stock Exchange
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