Death of member of the Board of Directors Thomas M. Hübner
Geberit AG, Rapperswil-Jona, 9 October 2019
It brings great sorrow to the Board of Directors of Geberit AG to announce the death of its member Thomas M. Hübner. The Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board would like to take this opportunity to express their sincere and heartfelt condolences to the relatives.
Thomas M. Hübner has been a member of the Board of Directors of Geberit since 2015 and also a member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee in this function. In Thomas, Geberit is not only losing a committed and motivated colleague who, thanks to his comprehensive international experience and network, contributed a great deal to the positive development of the company, but also a highly valued person.
For further information, please contact:
Geberit AG
Schachenstrasse 77, CH-8645 Jona
Roman Sidler, Corporate Communications & IR Tel. +41 (0)55 221 69 47
About Geberit
The globally operating Geberit Group is a European leader in the field of sanitary products. Geberit operates with a strong local presence in most European countries, providing unique added value when it comes to sanitary technology and bathroom ceramics. The production network encompasses 29 production facilities, of which six are located overseas. The Group is headquartered in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. With around 12,000 employees in around 50 countries, Geberit generated sales of CHF 3.1 billion in 2018. The Geberit shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and have been included in the SMI (Swiss Market Index) since 2012.
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Geberit AG is the European leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing sanitary systems intended for the construction and building renovation sectors. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- sanitary plumbing systems (38.3%): complete installed sanitary systems (showers, bathtubs, toilets, bidets, sinks, urinals, etc.), ball-valves, trigger plates, flush tanks, siphons, etc.;
- sanitary ceramic products (31.2%);
- pipe systems (30.5%): systems and conduits made of stainless steel, carbon steel, and copper, for draining water from buildings and roofs, distributing water and gas, etc.
At the end of 2021, the group had 26 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (9.5%), Germany (31.3%), Eastern Europe (10.1%), Nordic Countries (9.6%), Benelux (8.4%), Italy (6.8 %), Austria (6.2%), France (5.4%), the United Kingdom and Ireland (3.1%), Iberian Peninsula (0.8%) and other (8.8%).