Achiko AG strengthens senior team with appointment of Head of Corporate Development

EQS-Ad-hoc: Achiko AG / Key word(s): Personnel Achiko AG strengthens senior team with appointment of Head of Corporate Development 27-Jan-2022 / 06:45 CET/CEST Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Achiko AG strengthens senior team with appointment of Head of Corporate Development

- Achiko AG appoints David Hodge to the role of Head of Corporate Development in Switzerland

- David Hodge will oversee Corporate Affairs, and Strategic and Corporate Development

- Board Director Christophe Laurent to retire at month end

Zurich, 27 January 2022: Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR - Achiko AG (SIX: ACHI; OTCQB: ACHKF; ISIN CH0522213468) ("Achiko", the "Company") appoints strategic and corporate development executive David Hodge to the position of Head of Corporate Development and announces the retirement of Christophe Laurent as Board Director.

Mr Hodge brings over 30 years' experience as a C-suite executive including Australia's then largest private equity firm (SBC Capital Partners), global investment banking (UBS), global manufacturing (Amcor) and industrial services businesses (Worley), and technology software businesses, with a focus on shareholder value creation. His broad sector experience includes healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and banking and finance.

He has been a strategic and corporate development advisor to world leading companies on business transformation and strategic challenges in emerging and developed markets, with a focus on profitable strategic growth. Clients have included ADM, Allnex, Amcor, AMVIG, Bayer, BTG, Campbells, Cornelius, Countrywide, Graphic Packaging International, MedHealth, NCO, Neovia, Nexans, Nine, SATS, SGH,
Smith Group, Sumitomo, TGI Fridays, West Pharmaceutical, and Worley.

Previously, Mr Hodge led major capital raisings in Australia, Hong Kong, China, South East Asia, USA and Europe. He has led global strategic projects on every major continent and implemented numerous M&A projects worldwide. Mr Hodge has served as a Director and Chairman of public listed and private companies in Asia Pacific. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws from Monash University in Australia.

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