EQS-Adhoc

HOCHDORF Holding AG: Christoph Peternell named COO of the HOCHDORF Group and becoming a full member of the senior management team

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: HOCHDORF Holding AG / Key word(s): Change of
Personnel
HOCHDORF Holding AG: Christoph Peternell named COO of the HOCHDORF
Group and becoming a full member of the senior management team

01.05.2015 / 07:00
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HOCHDORF Group Press Release: Change in Senior Management


Christoph Peternell named COO of the HOCHDORF Group

Hochdorf, 1 May 2015 - Christoph Peternell is to assume the role of Chief
Operations Officer (COO), managing all the HOCHDORF Group's production
plants and becoming a full member of the senior management team. He assumes
Dr Karl Gschwend's current responsibilities for plant management. Dr
Gschwend will continue to implement strategically important projects within
the group prior to his retirement.

Christoph Peternell (50) will assume the role of operations management from
1 June 2015, succeeding Dr Gschwend as part of an early handover agreement.
In his role as Chief Operations Officer (COO), Mr Peternell will be
responsible for all the HOCHDORF production plants and will serve as a full
member of the senior management team. Mr Peternell has a degree in food
engineering and many years of managerial experience as Head of Production
in both domestic and international companies. He was Head of Production and
a member of the extended senior management team at Molda AG (Germany)
between 1994 and 2005. Mr Peternell then worked for three years at Fresh
Start Bakeries, which is headquartered in California, USA, as Head of Plant
Operations at its German Duisburg site. Since 2008, Mr Peternell has worked
as an independent interim manager for business operations with various
domestic and international companies in the food industry.

Dr Thomas Eisenring, CEO of the HOCHDORF Group: "In Christoph Peternell we
have found the ideal person to take over the management of the HOCHDORF
production plants. He has a proven track record in solving problems and
implementing decisions. He also has the knowledge, experience and
leadership skills to run an international, multi-site company."

New responsibilities for Dr Karl Gschwend
The current Managing Director of Operations Dr Karl Gschwend (62) will
assume responsibility for strategically projects and remain a member of the