SMT Scharf AG appointed Univ. Prof. Dr. Louis Velthuis as a new member of the Supervisory Board. Univ. Prof. Dr. Louis Velthuis will furthermore assume the interim position of Chairman following on from Dipl.-Ing. Michael Reich, former Chairman of the Supervisory Board, who has withdrawn from the Board for reasons of health for an indefinite period of time. As soon as Reich is able to take up his former function as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Velthuis will resume the role as a substitute and supplementary member of the Supervisory Board. Velthuis has been active as a member of the Supervisory Board of Intershop Communications AG since 2006.