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ZEAL Network SE: Dr Hans Cornehl will step down at the end of the year as CEO of ZEAL Network SE - the Supervisory Board has appointed CMO Dr. Helmut Becker as successor

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ZEAL Network SE: Dr Hans Cornehl will step down at the end of the year
as CEO of ZEAL Network SE - the Supervisory Board has appointed CMO
Dr. Helmut Becker as successor

26.05.2015 / 08:30

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Dr Hans Cornehl, Chief Executive Officer of ZEAL Network SE, today informed
the Supervisory Board of the company that he did not wish to renew his
contract when it runs out on 31 December 2015. After thirteen years on the
Executive Board of the company, with a period of four years of those as the
CEO, Cornehl is planning to take up new career challenges. The Supervisory
Board has accepted his decision with regret and thanks Dr Cornehl for his
exceptionally successful work on the strategic realignment and further
development of the company.

Dr Cornehl: "The right time has come to hand over the baton. The company is
in an outstanding financial position with excellent prospects for the
future. The new growth strategy has started and the first initiatives are
beginning to take effect. We have also been able to recruit Jonas Mattsson
and Susan Standiford as members of the Executive Board. They are two
outstanding managers with truly remarkable professional careers."

The Supervisory Board has decided to appoint Dr Helmut Becker to succeed Dr
Cornehl as the new Chief Executive Officer of ZEAL Network SE. Since 1 June
2013, Dr Becker has been Chief Marketing Officer at ZEAL on the Executive
Board. Previously, he held a number of top management positions including
Chief Commercial Officer on the Executive Board at XING AG, and various
management positions at eBay Deutschland. Up until he joined the Executive
Board, he also served as a member of the Supervisory Board of ZEAL for two
years.

The appointment of Dr Becker as Chief Executive Officer ensures ongoing
continuity in the strategy and operational management of the company. Dr.
Becker: "We will continue accelerating the expansion of the three strategic
divisions of ZEAL, in order to take advantage of the increasing
digitisation and changes to the regulatory framework. After a successful
start to 2015 with a strong increase in sales and profit, alongside the
payment of the first interim dividend in the current year, we are well on