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Symrise adds two members to its Executive Board

DGAP-News: Symrise AG / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision/Change of
Personnel
Symrise adds two members to its Executive Board

21.09.2016 / 08:00
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- Members appointed in response to the dynamic business development
- Heinrich Schaper to serve as Global President of the Flavors division and
Jean-Yves Parisot as Global President of the Diana division
- More than five decades' experience in the flavoring and food ingredients
industry
- Appointments to take effect on October 1, 2016

Symrise AG is adding two members to its Executive Board in response to the
dynamic development of its business. Effective as of October 1, 2016, the
Supervisory Board has appointed Heinrich Schaper (60) and Dr. Jean-Yves
Parisot (52) to the Executive Board. The two new members will be initially
appointed for a three-year period and will be responsible for business
operations in the Flavor & Nutrition segment: Heinrich Schaper will serve
as the Head of the Flavors division and Jean-Yves Parisot as the Head of
the Diana (Nutrition) division.


The two new board members will assume responsibility for operations in the
Flavor & Nutrition segment. Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram had assumed
responsibility for that segment in the course of the Diana acquisition
alongside his duties as the CEO of Symrise AG. Further members of the
Executive Board continue to be Olaf Klinger (CFO) and Achim Daub (Scent &
Care). The expansion of the Executive Board supports the Symrise strategy
of a targeted expansion of its market position in the Flavor & Nutrition
segment while accelerating the international growth of the segment and the
interlinking of competencies within the Group.


Dr. Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the Symrise Supervisory Board, said: "With
Heinrich Schaper and Jean-Yves Parisot, we are appointing two highly
experienced managers to the Executive Board of Symrise AG. The company is
thus sending a strong message, emphatically underscoring its global growth
ambitions in the Flavor & Nutrition segment."


Heinrich Schaper has spent four decades in various roles with Symrise AG
and its predecessor companies. He has more than 25 years' experience in
executive positions, most recently as Head of the Flavors division. Before
that, he served in management roles in the USA and the EAME region (Europe,
Africa, and Middle East) and made a substantial contribution to the