Südzucker AG: Changes in executive board of Südzucker AG
January 29, 2020 at 12:20 pm EST
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Südzucker AG: Changes in executive board of Südzucker AG
29-Jan-2020 / 18:18 CET/CEST
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Mannheim, 29 January 2020
Changes in executive board of Südzucker AG
Dr Wolfgang Heer (63), chairman of the executive board (CEO) of Südzucker AG, Mannheim, term ending 28 February 2021, has resigned from his position as chairman of the executive board in consultation with the supervisory board, today. The supervisory board has thanked Dr Heer for his longtime, dedicated function leading the company.
In today's meeting the supervisory board has appointed Dr Niels Pörksen as new chairman of the executive board (CEO), as of 1 March 2020. In particular he will be responsible for the portfolios strategy, sales, IT and public relations. For more than 20 years Dr Pörksen has been acting in various regions and markets in different leading functions et al. at BASF, Nordzucker and since 2014 at globally operating plant protection company Nufarm. He contributes comprehensive leadership experience especially in market cultivation and strategic corporate development.
Südzucker AG
Central Investor Relations Department
Nikolai Baltruschat
Maximilianstraße 10
68165 Mannheim, Germany
Phone: +49 621 421-240
Fax: +49 621 421-449
investor.relations@suedzucker.de
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Suedzucker AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the processing of agricultural raw materials. The Company is organized, along with its subsidiaries, into four segments: the Sugar segment comprises sugar production and the agricultural division; the Special Products segment includes the activities of four divisions: BENEO, which produces and sells ingredients made from natural raw materials for food products and animal feed; the Freiberger Group is a producer of chilled and frozen pizzas, frozen pasta dishes and snacks; the PortionPack Europe group specializes in portion packs, and the starch division comprises starch companies in Hungary and Romania, bio-ethanol production in Austria and Hungary, as well as starch production facilities in Austria; the CropEnergies segment includes the bio-ethanol activities of the Company in Germany, Belgium and France, and the Fruit segment comprises the fruit juice preparations and fruit juice concentrates divisions.