SGL Carbon SE appointed Dr. Jürgen Köhler as a full member of the Board of Management effective June 1, 2013. Dr. Jürgen Köhler will assume responsibility for the Business Area Carbon Fibers & Composites (CFC). He will succeed Theodore H. Breyer, who will leave the Board on October 31, 2013 after 14 years on the Board of Management.

Since he joined SGL Group in 2002 Dr. Jürgen Köhler has been successful in several different management positions. He has had responsibility for the graphite electrodes and the cathodes business and was most recently Head of the Carbon Fibers and Composite Materials (CF/CM) Business Unit. Theodore H. Breyer, Deputy CEO of SGL Group, will continue to be responsible for the North American business of the SGL Group, including HITCO, as well as for procurement, EHSA and engineering until his departure from the Board of Management on October 31, 2013.

Theodore H. Breyer will remain connected to the Company even after he retires from the Board of Management, contributing his experience in the board of the North American companies of the SGL Group as non executive member.