Kontron AG: Dismissal Management Board members

Augsburg, 25 July 2016 - Following Kontron AG's Supervisory Board's decision on 25 July 2016, Rolf Schwirz has been dismissed from his position as CEO and Andreas Plikat has been dismissed from the Management Board of Kontron AG. Sten Daugaard is standing down as a Supervisory Board member and is taking over the position of CEO effective on 25 July 2016. He will be advised by a taskforce consisting of Supervisory Board members Martin Bertinchamp, Dr. Dieter Düsedau and Harald Joachim Joos. Meanwhile, Dr. Thomas Riegler, interim CFO, has been appointed as Member of the Management Board. Kontron will continue to pursue the strategic reorientation announced in May 2015.

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Kontron, a global leader in embedded computing technology and trusted advisor in IoT, provides a complete and integrated portfolio of hardware, software and services. Kontron creates many of the standards that drive the world's embedded computing platforms, bringing to life numerous technologies and applications. The result is an accelerated time-to-market, reduced total-cost-of-ownership, product longevity and the best possible overall application with leading-edge, highest reliability embedded
technology. Kontron is a listed company. Its shares are traded in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on other exchanges under the symbol "KBC". For more information, please visit: www.kontron.com


For further information please contact:
Chari Lazaridis
Head of Global Corporate Communications
Kontron AG
Tel: +49 (0) 821 4086 484
Chari.Lazaridis@kontron.com

Alexandra Habekost
Head of Investor Relations
Kontron AG
Tel: +49 (0) 821 4086 114
Alexandra.Habekost@kontron.com
 

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