ElringKlinger AG announced that the Supervisory Board of the company elected Walter Lechler (69) as its new Chairman. He succeeds Helmut Lerchner (71), who had stepped down from his post for reasons of age at end of the Annual General Meeting of May 16, 2012. From 2000 to 2010, Walter Lechler had held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The Walter Lechler Family and the Klaus Lechler Estate hold a total interest of 52% in ElringKlinger AG.