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Change on the Executive Board of Forbo
Matthias P. Huenerwadel, hitherto Head of the division Movement Systems, will take on the position of Head of Flooring Systems as of January 1, 2013. The current Head of the division Flooring Systems, Jens Schneider, will leave the Executive Board to supervise strategic projects for the Forbo Group.
Baar, December 28, 2012
The Forbo Holding Ltd Board of Directors has appointed Matthias P. Huenerwadel as Head of Flooring Systems and as a member of the Executive Board. Matthias P. Huenerwadel successfully led the Movement Systems division from 2005 onwards and, after seven years, he recently handed over this responsibility to his successor in order to focus on personal projects.
He will return to take on his new position as of January 1, 2013.
The current Head of the division Flooring Systems, Jens Schneider, will leave the Executive Board to supervise strategic projects for the Forbo Group.
The Board of Directors would like to express its thanks to Jens Schneider for his good work and his dedicated commitment to Forbo over the last seven years.
As of January 1, 2013, the Forbo Group Executive Board will thus comprise the following members:
This E. Schneider, Delegate of the Board of Directors and CEO Forbo Group
Andreas Spreiter, CFO Forbo Group
Matthias P. Huenerwadel, Executive Vice President Flooring Systems
Jean-Michel Wins, Executive Vice President Movement Systems
Forbo is a leading manufacturer of floor coverings, building and construction adhesives, as well as power transmission and conveyor belt solutions. The company employs a workforce of some 5,000 and has an international network of 24 production facilities and distribution companies as well as about 40 sales organizations in 34 countries across the globe. The company generated net sales of CHF 1,203.8 million in the 2011 financial year and is headquartered in Baar in the canton of Zug, Switzerland.
The Group company Forbo Holding Ltd is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (securities number 354151, ISIN CH0003541510, Bloomberg FORN SW, Reuters FORN.S).
Contact person:
This E. Schneider
Delegate of the Board of Directors and CEO
Phone +41 58 787 25 49
Fax +41 58 787 20 49
www.forbo.com
