EANS-Adhoc: GfK SE
Supervisory Board of GfK SE appoints Matthias Hartmann as
new CEO with effect from January 1, 2012
01.08.2011 – 12:38
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01.08.2011 GfK SE ad hoc release in accordance with § 15 WpHG (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz; Securities Trading Act): Supervisory Board of GfK SE appoints Matthias Hartmann as new CEO with effect from January 1, 2012 Nuremberg, August 1, 2011 - In its extraordinary meeting today, the Supervisory Board of GfK SE has appointed Matthias Hartmann (45) as the new CEO of GfK SE. At present, Hartmann, a business management graduate, holds the position of Global Head of Strategy and Industries in the consulting division of IBM Global Business Services within the IBM Group. Matthias Hartmann began his career at IBM in 1988, primarily working in the banking and insurance divisions in Germany, Europe and the USA for the first six years. Between 1993 and 2002, he held various positions at the former IBM Unternehmensberatung GmbH, where he was Managing Director from the year 2000. He took on a leading role within the global integration team during IBM´s acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting in 2002, supporting the merger of 30,000 PwCC and 30,000 IBM consultants. Before becoming Managing Director in Germany in 2005, Hartmann was Vice President at IBM´s Group headquarters in Armonk, USA, where he was responsible for strategy development in various IBM business divisions. Matthias Hartmann has been appointed for three years. He will take responsibility as CEO of GfK SE on January 1, 2012 at the latest. Once he assumes his role as CEO, the current CEO Professor Dr. Klaus L. Wübbenhorst will resign from his post and leave the company. Further inquiry note: Bernhard Wolf Tel.: +49 (0)911 395 2012 E-Mail: bernhard.wolf@gfk.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: GfK SE Nordwestring 101 D-90319 Nürnberg phone: +49 (0)911 395 2012 FAX: +49 (0)911 395 4075 mail: investor.relations@gfk.com WWW: http://www.gfk.de sector: Consultancy Services ISIN: DE0005875306 indexes: SDAX stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Hannover language: English