SWISS STEEL HOLDING AG Emmenbrücke, 7 October 2015 - SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH AG, a global leader in special long steel (such as tool steel, stainless steel, and engineering steel) listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: STLN), informs that it appoints a new Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications.
Ulrich Steiner will take over as Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications of SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Ltd., headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 1 November 2015. He succeeds Stefanie Steiner who will pursue the next stage of her career outside the company.
The 51-year-old from Zurich joins SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH from specialty chemicals group Clariant where he was Head of Group Communications & Investor Relations respectively Head of Investor Relations for more than seven years. Before that he held several management and specialist functions in industry, finance and academia.
Ulrich Steiner holds an MSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Technical Sciences (Dr. sc. techn.), both from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ).
Clemens Iller, CEO: 'We are pleased that in the person of Ulrich Steiner we have been able to recruit an experienced communications and IR manager for this key function. At the same time I would like to thank Stefanie Steiner on behalf of the Group Management for her valuable contributions and wish her all the best for her further career.'
For further information, please contact:
Stefanie Steiner, Director Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, phone +41 41 209 50 42
Today, the SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group is one of the world's leading providers of customised solutions in the special long steel products business. A global name in tool steel and stainless long steel, the Group is one of the two largest companies in Europe for alloy and high-alloy special and engineering steel. With around 9 000 employees at its own production and distribution companies in 35 countries across five continents, the Company supports and supplies customers wherever they operate. Besides a comprehensive Production and Sales & Services portfolio, customers benefit from the Company's technological expertise, consistent high quality worldwide and in-depth knowledge of local markets.
Information in this release may contain forward-looking statements, including presentations of developments, plans, intentions, assumptions, expectations, beliefs and potential impacts as well as descriptions of future events, income, results, situations or outlook. They are based on the Company's current expectations, beliefs and assumptions, which are subject to uncertainty and may differ materially from the current facts, situation, impact or developments.
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