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Change of Boards at AICHELIN

PETER SCHOBESBERGER SUCCEEDS HEINRICH NOVAK AS NEW CEO OF AICHELIN HOLDING GMBH

Starting January 1st, 2011 Peter Schobesberger (51) was appointed as the new CEO and President of Aichelin Holding. He succeeds Heinrich Novak, who decided to hand over his responsibilities as acting CEO of the Aichelin Group of Companies by the end of this year. Peter Schobesberger has more than 11 years of experience within Aichelin. From 2008 onwards, he was Managing Director of Aichelin in Mödling.

„With Peter Schobesberger we can rely on an excellent expert from our own ranks. He will continue the way on the road to success started by Heinrich Novak and will focus on a further expansion of our activities in the growing markets China and India. We thank Heinrich Novak for his commitment for many years. During his time we were able to triple turnover of the Aichelin Group and enforce our leading market position. He hands over a notable and successful company and we wish him all the best for his future.” Peter Pichler, Chairman of the Board of the Aichelin principle shareholder Berndorf AG.

Due to his study of process engineering, Dr. Peter Schobesberger has an excellent knowledge of mechanical engineering and heat treatment technology. He has been working for Aichelin since 1999 and therefore contributes to the success of the worldwide leading manufacturer of plants for the heat treatment of metal components for a long time: After three years with the Aichelin Holding, he successfully managed a business unit of Aichelin Mödling. From 2008 onwards, he was Managing Director of Aichelin Mödling. Before his career at Aichelin he had a leading position at Austrian Energy.

He will be succeeded by Markus Reinhold (38) as General Manager of Aichelin GmbH Mödling. Born in Germany, Markus Reinhold has been working in the Aichelin Group since 2009. He had gained experience in the Heat Treatment business in the last years as innovative and successful Technical Manager at SAFED and considerably contributed to the establishment of a Joint Venture in India.

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