Symrise AG Announces Executive Changes
positions during his many years at Merck KGaA. On February 1, 2016, he will
take over the finance department at Symrise, thereby succeeding Bernd
Hirsch. As announced in March 2015, Mr. Hirsch is leaving at his own
request and on amicable terms at the end of the year. Olaf Klinger has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and also brings with him substantial expertise in the chemical and healthcare sectors. He was employed for over twelve years by the pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck in Darmstadt and acted as CFO for the Swss subsidiary Merck Serono SA in Geneva.