Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft: Marco Keul appointed as Chief Financial Officer

Nassau, 21 April 2021 - The Supervisory Board of Leifheit AG (ISIN DE0006464506) has appointed Marco Keul as a member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective by 1^st May 2021. He will take over the CFO function from Henner Rinsche (Chairman of the Board, CEO) who held it since April 2020 in dual role. As a result, the Management Board of Leifheit AG once again consists of three members.

As a board member, Marco Keul (38) will be responsible for the finance, controlling, IT/business processes and internal sales service departments, which he previously headed as Vice President Finance since April 2020. Prior to that, he was head of Group controlling since 2012. He started his professional career in the controlling department of Leifheit AG, at the same time, he completed a business degree.

"We are pleased that we have been able to win an experienced Leifheit Manager as CFO, who knows all company areas very well and who has excellent professional and personal credentials to continue driving the successful growth strategy together with Mr. Rinsche and Mr. Iraeta Munduate in the Management Board", says Dr Günter Blaschke, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leifheit AG.

About Leifheit

Leifheit AG, founded in 1959, is one of the leading European brand suppliers of household items. The Leifheit Group divides its operating business into the Household, Wellbeing and Private Label segments. Leifheit and Soehnle products - two of Germany's best-known household brands - are known for high quality and great utility for consumers. Its French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby are active in the service-oriented Private Label segment with a selected product range. In each segment, the company focuses on its core product categories of cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods and wellbeing. The Leifheit Group employs some 1,100 people. More information on Leifheit is available online at www.leifheit-group.com, www.leifheit.de and www.soehnle.de.