Sulzer, Ltd. announced that it will pay an increased dividend of CHF 3.50 per share to the shareholders, approved at the annual general meeting of the company. The ex-dividend date will be April 7, 2015.

The company also announced that Gerhard Roiss was elected as new Member of the Board of Directors for a one-year term of office. Roiss has many years of management experience in an international environment in the oil and gas industry. The Board of Directors elected Matthias Bichsel as Vice Chairman and defined the new composition of all committees.