The Supervisory Board of Lloyd Fonds AG has appointed Michael Schmidt to Lloyd Fonds AG's Management Board in the position of Chief Investment Officer effective April 1st, 2019. The term of contractual appointment is made for a period of three years. Michael Schmidt has been a member of the management board at Deka Investment GmbH since July 1st, 2016, where he is responsible for asset servicing and alternative investments. As soon as he joins Lloyd Fonds AG on April the 1st, 2019, Michael Schmidt will be responsible for the company's three new product lines. This means that he will be playing a decisive role in the company's development as a listed bank- independent asset manager. There are no changes to the responsibilities of Klaus M. Pinter as Chief Financial Officer and Jochen Sturtzkopf as Chief Sales Officer. Klaus M. Pinter is responsible for finance, the Shipping and Special Assets segment, trusteeship business and Group communications. Jochen Sturtzkopf is in charge of the Lloyd Fonds Group's sales and real estate activities.