DKSH Holding Ltd. has announced the appointment of Stefan Butz as a new member of the group's executive board. As of January 1, 2017, Butz will be joining the company as a member of the roup's Executive Board, and following the Annual General Meeting on March 23, 2017, succeed DKSH's present CEO, Dr. Joerg Wolle, as the company's CEO. The Board of Directors proposed at the Annual General Meeting in March 2017 that Dr. Joerg Wolle will replace Adrian T. Keller as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The latter will continue to serve the company as a member of the Board of Directors. Most recently, Stefan Butz was Chief Executive Industry & COO Europe/China with the Intertek Group plc.