FRANKFURT, 6 October 2015-Morningstar Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), has announced the appointment of Stephan Volkmann to Head of Sales for Morningstar in Germany and Austria.

Volkmann has more than 16 years of sales experience in the financial services industry. He joins Morningstar from itechx, a consulting firm, where he led business development. Previously, Volkmann worked for Fidelity, Norea, WestLB and UBS in business development and sales.

'We are pleased to welcome Stephan Volkmann to Morningstar,' Werner Hedrich, chief executive officer of Morningstar Germany, said. 'Stephan has a great many years of customer and industry experience, which positions him well to help our clients identify the right solutions to support their work helping investors.'

'Our focus for clients is on delivering the combination of Morningstar's industry solutions with the company's long-standing commitment to helping investors achieve their financial goals,' Volkmann said. 'In particular, I look forward to understanding the needs of each client and working together to achieve better outcomes for investors. '

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About Morningstar Deutschland GmbH and Morningstar, Inc.
Morningstar Deutschland GmbH is a subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on more than 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 16 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than US$180 billion in assets under advisement and management as of 30 June 2015. The company has operations in 27 countries.

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