DGAP-News: ALNO AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
ALNO AG: Executives come from Poggenpohl to ALNO AG
14.09.2011 / 17:41
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Executives come from Poggenpohl to ALNO AG
- Matthias Weiß takes on the newly created position of Director of
Exports
- Matthias Wehrle becomes new Marketing Manager
- Thomas Oberle takes over responsibility for Corporate Communications
and Investor Relations
- CEO Max Müller: 'We are proud that we have been able to bring such
highly respected executives in the kitchens sector to ALNO AG.'
Pfullendorf, September 14, 2011 - Matthias Weiß, Matthias Wehrle and Thomas
Oberle, all long-serving managers with Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH, will
this year join ALNO AG, one of Germany's leading kitchen manufacturers.
Matthias Weiß will take on the new position of Director of Exports with his
focus in this role being the strategic goal of increasing revenues from
foreign sales. Matthias Weiß was the Exports Manager at Poggenpohl
Möbelwerke GmbH from 2000 and in this time he significantly advanced the
kitchen cabinet manufacturer's international expansion. Previously, he was
the Area Sales Manager for Asia and North America at Wellman International
GmbH. Mr. Weiß's career path first took him to the kitchens sector in the
sales team of Miele & Cie.
The marketing team will in future be led by Matthias Wehrle. Mr. Wehrle has
over fifteen years experience in sales and marketing at companies such as
Hugo Boss AG, René Lezard and, since 2008, at Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH.
As Marketing Manager at ALNO AG, Mr. Wehrle will take particular
responsibility for national and international brand positioning as well as
sharpening up the profiles of the four brands: Alno, Wellmann, Impuls and
Pino.
The area of corporate communications will in future again be managed
internally, following the recruitment of Thomas Oberle, former press
spokesman and PR Manager for Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH. From 1995 until
2008, Mr. Oberle was spokesman and Manager of Corporate Communications
firstly at Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG and later at Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG.
As a member of the management team at Poggenpohl, he was also responsible
for the PR of its national and international brands.
'Matthias Weiß, Matthias Wehrle and Thomas Oberle are excellent managers
with proven experience in the field. We are proud that we have been able to
bring such highly respected executives in the kitchens sector to ALNO AG,'
said CEO Max Müller. 'I look forward to working with them and am confident
that in their hands, we can achieve our targets of significantly increasing
revenue from our international business, sharpening up the profile of our
brands and strengthening Alno as a premium brand in 2012.'
Elmar Duffner, former Chief Executive of Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH, will
join ALNO AG by February 2012 at the latest. As COO, he will be responsible
for foreign sales, production, purchasing, logistics, IT and product
development as well as marketing and communication.
ALNO AG is Germany's second largest and Europe's fourth largest kitchen
manufacturer. With its four brands, Alno, Wellmann, Impuls and Pino, the
company supplies the most diverse variety of target customers and price
ranges. The company has three subsidiaries abroad and around 7,000 sales
partners in 64 countries. In the financial year 2012, the international
business accounted for 28.4% of revenues.
About ALNO AG:
ALNO AG is one of Germany's leading kitchen manufacturers. It has four
national production facilities and also a production facility in Dubai, and
serves the German and international markets with a full range of kitchens.
The ALNO Group has four brands: the core brand Alno and also Wellmann
(classic/modern), Impuls (minimalist) and Pino (entry-level prices). ALNO
AG has around 7,000 distribution partners and is active in more than 64
countries. In fiscal year 2010 around 1,787 employees recorded revenues of
approx. EUR 467.3 million. Foreign sales accounted for 28.4% of revenues.
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Legal notice:
This press release may include forward-looking statements, which are based
on the current expectations and forecasts of ALNO AG's management or its
associated companies. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors may lead to the actual results, financial position, or
performance of ALNO AG and its affiliated companies deviating substantially
from the estimates included herein. Neither ALNO AG nor its affiliated
companies undertake to update any such forward-looking statement and to
adjust these to future events or developments.
Contact:
CNC AG
Patricia Eschenlohr
T + 49 (0) 172 8106376
E Patricia.Eschenlohr@cnc-communications.com
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