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SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG announces changes in Supervisory Board

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SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG
announces changes in Supervisory Board

10.02.2015 / 09:30

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Unterneukirchen (Germany), February 10, 2015. The global specialty
chemicals group SKW Metallurgie announces that Dr. Dirk Markus, who has
belonged to the Supervisory Board of the Company since 2009 as an ordinary
member, has resigned from the position with effect from February 28, 2015.

"My increasing duties from other professional engagements regrettably do
not leave any room to accompany the SKW Metallurgie Group further on the
successfully commenced path of strategic realignment", says Dr. Dirk
Markus.

Executive Board and Supervisory Board of SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG
express their gratitude to Dr. Markus for the fruitful and trustful
cooperation. At the same time the boards have decided that there should be
no replacement before the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in
Muenchen (Germany) on June 9, 2015. Potential election proposals to the
Annual General Meeting will be published with the AGM agenda in April 2015.

The Supervisory Board of the Company consists of six members and is not
subject to employee co-determination. Chairperson continues to be Mr. Titus
Weinheimer; Deputy Chairperson remains Mr. Jochen Martin.

 
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SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG
Christian Schunck
Head of IR and Corporate Communications
Rathausplatz 11
84579 Unterneukirchen
Germany

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Internet: www.skw-steel.com


About SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG and the SKW Metallurgie Group
The SKW Metallurgie Group is the global market leader for chemical
additives for hot metal desulphurization, and for cored wire and other
products for secondary metallurgy. The Group's products enable steel-makers
to efficiently manufacture high-quality steel products. Clients include the
world's leading companies in the steel industry. The SKW Metallurgie Group
has more than 50 years of metallurgical know how, and currently operates in
more than 40 countries. What is more, the Group is a leading supplier of
Quab specialty chemicals, which are mainly used in the global production of
industrial starch for the paper industry. The company's operating business
is broken down into the two core segments "Cored Wire" and "Powder and