DGAP-News: Balda AG strengthens finance management expertise

11.06.2013

DGAP-News: Balda AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel

Balda AG strengthens finance management expertise

11.06.2013 / 10:05

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– Stefan Holtkamp appointed new Head of Controlling of Balda AG and CFO

of the Balda Medical Group

Bad Oeynhausen, 11 June 2013 – Balda AG today announced that it has

expanded its finance management expertise by appointing Mr. Stefan Holtkamp

(36) as its new Head of Controlling. In this function, he will directly

report to CEO Dominik Müser. Mr. Holtkamp will also serve as the Balda

Medical Group’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). His main task will be to

expand and optimize the company’s controlling and reporting processes as

part of Balda’s international course of growth. This will also include

financial management of Balda’s subsidiaries in Germany and abroad.

Mr. Stefan Holtkamp, who has a degree in business administration, was most

recently Head of Group Accounting & Controlling at technotrans AG, an

international systems supplier of liquid technology headquartered in

Sassenberg, Germany. In this capacity, he was responsible for managing and

executing all of the technotrans Group’s financial statements activities

and was in charge of strategic and operational controlling. In addition,

Mr. Holtkamp’s duties comprised a number of complex projects including the

Group’s M&A activities, adjusting its accounting policies in accordance

with international standards, and introducing software tools supporting

these processes.

Dominik Müser, Chief Executive Officer of Balda AG: ‘Balda is pursuing an

ambitious expansion strategy aimed at establishing the company as an

international supplier of high-quality plastics solutions. I am pleased

that in Stefan Holtkamp we succeeded in appointing a recognized financial

expert, who will support us on this path.’

Contact:

Frank Elsner / Frank Paschen

Frank Elsner Kommunikation für Unternehmen GmbH

Tel.: +49 – 54 04 – 91 92 0

Fax: +49 – 54 04 – 91 92 29

Mail: office@elsner-kommunikation.de

About Balda

Balda is a provider of first-class solutions for demanding, high-quality

applications in the fields of medical technology, optics, the automotive

industry and other specialist industrial sectors. The Group’s Balda Medical

and Balda Technical operating divisions have operations worldwide, and the

company maintains production facilities in Germany and the USA. The success

of Balda, which employs around 1,000 people, is based on the deployment of

leading-edge, cost-effective technologies, coupled with the trust-based

collaboration with customers. The Balda AG share (ISIN: DE0005215107) is

listed on the SDAX segment of Deutsche Börse.

www.balda-group.com

www.balda-medical-group.com

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Language: English

Company: Balda AG

Bergkirchener Str. 228

32549 Bad Oeynhausen

Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 57 34 / 9 22-0

Fax: +49 (0) 57 34 / 9 22-2604

E-mail: info@Balda.de

Internet: www.balda.de

ISIN: DE0005215107

WKN: 521510

Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);

Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,

München, Stuttgart

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