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Semperit AG Holding / Semperit has appointed Frank Gumbinger as new CFO

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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)

The Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding has appointed Frank
Gumbinger (48) as Chief Financial Officer for three years - until 31
December 2019 - as of 1 December 2016.

Born in Germany, Gumbinger studied Business Administration at the
Goethe University Frankfurt. In addition to Accounting, Controlling,
Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, Internal Audit, Risk Management
and Legal he will take over the Information Technology area. In his
most recent position, Gumbinger was CFO of Progroup AG after holding
various management positions in the Delton Group, most recently as
CFO of the publicly listed CEAG AG. In each case as CFO, Gumbinger
was also responsible for IT.

"With Frank Gumbinger we have won a renowned top manager for Semperit
AG Holding. The Semperit Group will profit from his comprehensive
expertise in the financial sector and his long-standing international
experience. Frank Gumbinger perfectly complements the Management
Board in order to ensure the positive future development of the
Semperit Group even in challenging times," says Veit Sorger, Chairman
of the Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding, referring to the
appointment of the new CFO.

As announced in September this year, the previous Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) Johannes Schmidt-Schultes and Chief Information Officer
(CIO) Declan Daly informed the Supervisory Board that they would not
extend their mandates but take up new challenges. The two Management
Board members of the Semperit Group have resigned from their
positions as of 30 November 2016.

Therefore, the Management Board of the Semperit AG Holding will
consist of Thomas Fahnemann (Chairman of Board, CEO), Frank Gumbinger
(CFO), Michele Melchiorre (CTO) and Richard Ehrenfeldner (COO) as of
1 December 2016.

Download Photo Frank Gumbinger:
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About Semperit The publicly listed company Semperit AG Holding is an
internationally-oriented group that develops, produces, and sells
highly specialised rubber and plastic products in more than 100
countries for the medical and industrial sectors: examination and
surgical gloves, hydraulic and industrial hoses, conveyor belts,
escalator handrails, construction profiles, cable car rings, and
products for railway superstructures. The headquarters of this
traditional Austrian company, which was founded in 1824, are located
in Vienna. The Semperit Group employs more than 7,000 people
worldwide, including close to 4,100 in Asia and more than 800 in
Austria (Vienna and production site in Wimpassing, Lower Austria).
The group has 22 manufacturing facilities worldwide and numerous
sales offices in Europe, Asia, America and Australia. In 2015, the
group generated sales of EUR 915 million and EBITDA of EUR 96 million

Further inquiry note:
Martina Büchele
Group Communications Manager
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.semperitgroup.com

Stefan Marin
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]

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company: Semperit AG Holding
Modecenterstrasse 22
A-1030 Wien
phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WWW: www.semperitgroup.com
sector: Synthetics & Plastics
ISIN: AT0000785555
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ViDX, Prime Market, ATX GP
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English