Dürr Aktiengesellschaft / Change of Personnel
Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------Stuttgart, March 5, 2007 – At its meeting today, the Presidium of theSupervisory Board of Dürr AG proposed to the Supervisory Board thatMr. Ralph Heuwing (40) be appointed as a full member of the Board ofManagement with effect from May 14, 2007. Ralph Heuwing will take over theresponsibilities of Martin Hollenhorst (47) as Chief Financial Officer.Following the successful turnaround of the Dürr Group Martin Hollenhorsthad given notice that he did not wish to renew his contract of employmentwhich expires in April 2008. The Presidium has therefore proposed to theSupervisory Board that his contract of employment be dissolved prematurelyby mutual agreement. Martin Hollenhorst will take part at the company’sAnnual General Meeting on May 18, 2007, and leave the company on May 21,2007.The presidium of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG, thanks MartinHollenhorst for his successful work on behalf of Dürr and wishes him allthe best for the future.Ralph Heuwing is partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group,where he has been working since 1990, latterly as a member of themanagement team for Germany, Austria and Greece. Ralph Heuwing hasexperience in strategy, organization and efficiency enhancement not only inmechanical and plant engineering but also in the banking sector. RalphHeuwing acquired international experience amongst others during a number ofyears spent building up the management consulting business in India in thelate 1990s.Ralph Heuwing received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the RWTHAachen and an MBA from the Business School INSEAD in Fontainebleau. He alsospent a year as visiting scholar at the Sloan School of Management at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. Ralph Heuwing is marriedand has two children.Contact:Dürr AGGünter DielmannCorporate Communications & Investor RelationsPhone +49 (0)711 136-1785 Fax +49 (0)711 136-1716 E-mail corpcom@durr.com
Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:The Dürr Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of products,systems, and services for automobile manufacturing. Its range embracesimportant stages in the vehicle production process. As a systems supplier,Dürr designs and builds paint shops and final assembly plants. Dürr alsosupplies cleaning and filtration equipment used in the production of engineand transmission components as well as balancing and diagnostic systems forvehicle components. Business with automobile manufacturers and theirsuppliers accounts for about 90% of consolidated sales. Other importantcustomer groups are the mechanical engineering sector and the chemical,pharmaceutical, coating, and aviation industries. DGAP 05.03.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishIssuer: Dürr Aktiengesellschaft Otto-Dürr-Strasse 8 70435 Stuttgart - Zuffenhausen DeutschlandPhone: +49 (0)711 136-0Fax: +49 (0)711 136-1034E-mail: investor.relations@durr.comwww: www.durr.comISIN: DE0005565204WKN: 556520Indices: SDAXListed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg End of News DGAP News-Service