Deutsche Rohstoff AG announced that Mannheim. Jan Philipp Weitz, currently Head of Business Development at Deutsche Rohstoff AG, will take on the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) beginning January 1, 2017. He will take on the finance department of the group from CEO Thomas Gutschlag, who currently serves as CEO as well as CFO of the group. Next to the position of the CEO, Thomas Gutschlag will stay responsible for the capital market communication of the group. The current member of the Management Board and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Jörg Reichert will leave the management board. As the CEO of the subsidiary Ceritech AG he will mainly focus on the development of the rare earth projects in the group. Jörg Reichert, who has been working for Deutsche Rohstoff AG in various functions since 2008 will also continue to support all activities of the group with his experience and know-how in the future.