DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel/Change of Personnel Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: Rüdiger Andreas Günther appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG 11.01.2016 / 20:44 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news Rüdiger Andreas Günther appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Berlin, 11 January 2016. The Supervisory Board of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG has appointed Mr Rüdiger Andreas Günther as Member of the Management Board, CEO and CFO with effect of 11 January 2016. Born in 1958 Günther succeeds Mr Hans Szymanski whose appointment was terminated effective immediately in best mutual agreement. After his bank apprenticeship and business administration studies at the Universities of Göttingen and North Carolina at Chapel Hill / USA Günther began his career in 1985 at today's Bank of America in Chicago / USA. With the experience gained, he took over the finance department at Metro AG and initiated the expansion of the company from wholesale into retail. In 1993 he moved to the Claas KGaA. During his 13 years as CFO and CEO, Claas developed from a small mid-sized mechanical engineering company to Europe's largest agricultural machinery manufacturer with multi-billion in revenues and a global presence. After Board positions within Infineon and Arcandor Günther joined Jenoptik AG in 2012 and changed the organisation into a leading international high-tech company with a corresponding share price development. Günther is married with two children. The Supervisory Board is pleased to have Günther, an experienced manager, on board for the implementation of the strategy FP 2020 and for the transformation of FP. In his previous role Günther has repeatedly accomplished similar results. Szymanski joined Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG as CFO on 1 December 2008. On 1 November 2011, Szymanski has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. During his term, major positive changes occurred within FP. A completely new line of business with digital document solutions was developed successfully. Hence, FP was accredited for innovative De-Mail as the first company in Germany. Today the new divisions generate a significant share of total revenue of the FP. In addition the core franking business has developed remarkably under Szymanski. Thus, FP has the most modern franking machines in the market, resulting in improving market share in the world market. At the same time the share price of the company has quadrupled. Furthermore, the restructuring program "Aufbruch 2015" was successfully implemented under his leadership which increased the financial strength of the Group significantly. "The Supervisory Board would like to thank Mr Szymanski for his continuous hard work and outstanding improvement of FP," says Klaus Roehrig, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG. Contact Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Investor Relations / Public Relations Sabina Prüser Tel.: +49 (0)30 220 660 410 Fax: +49 (0)30 220 660 425 E-mail: [email protected] De-Mail: [email protected] About Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG The FP Group, which has its headquarters in Berlin, is a provider of Digital Mailroom. This global company offers corporate and individual clients a full range of products and solutions for communication and documentation processes. It provides not only traditional machines for franking and inserting letters but also services including business mail collection and innovative software solutions such as De-Mail. The FP Group currently operates in many industrialised countries through subsidiaries and has a global market share of more than 10% for franking machines. With a corporate history dating back more than 90 years, the FP Group is now benefiting from companies' readiness to digitalise business operations and to outsource their mail to professional service providers. In financial year 2014, the company generated revenue of EUR 170.3 million. The FP Group has about 1,000 employees worldwide. Contact: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Media Relations Telephone: +49 (0)30 220 660 410 Telefax: +49 (0)30 220 660 425 E-Mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.01.2016 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: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Prenzlauer Promenade 28 13089 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 (0)30 220 660 410 Fax: +49 (0)30 220 660 425 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.fp-francotyp.com ISIN: DE000FPH9000 WKN: FPH900 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 428423 11.01.2016