Brief: Gerry Weber shakes up management, to speed restructuring

Gerry Weber International AG

02/10/2018 17:19

Oct 2 (Reuters) - Gerry Weber International AG  GWIG.DE :
    * DGAP-ADHOC: GERRY WEBER INTERNATIONAL AG: SUPERVISORY
BOARD
DECIDES ON COMPREHENSIVE REORGANIZATION OF THE MANAGING BOARD
FOR AN ACCELERATED CORPORATE REORIENTATION
    * RALF WEBER RESIGNS FROM HIS POST AS CEO OF GERRY WEBER
INTERNATIONAL AG AT END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2017/18 ON 31 OCTOBER
2018
    * SAYS SUPERVISORY BOARD COMPLIED WITH REQUEST BY RALF WEBER
TO
RESIGN FROM HIS POST AS CEO
    * SAYS JOHANNES EHLING, MEMBER OF MANAGING BOARD AND CHIEF
SALES
AND CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, WILL ASSUME POSITION OF SPOKESPERSON
OF MANAGING BOARD,
    * SAYS FLORIAN FRANK WAS APPOINTED CHIEF RESTRUCTURING
OFFICER
(CRO) AND MEMBER OF MANAGING BOARD WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
    * SAYS ONGOING SEARCH FOR A NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(CFO) BY
SUPERVISORY BOARD GERRY WEBER INTERNATIONAL AG CONTINUES
UNABATED
    * SAYS GERHARD WEBER, ONE OF TWO FOUNDERS OF COMPANY, STEPS
DOWN
FOR REASONS OF AGE

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