Tecan Group AG announced that the annual general meeting held on April 16, 2015, approved the dividend of CHF 1.50 per share unchanged from previous year. The payout will take place on April 22, 2015.

The company also announced the election of Lars Holmqvist as a new member of the Board of Directors, Rolf Classon as Chairman of the Board, Oliver Fetzer and Christa Kreuzburg as members of the Compensation Committee. The Chairman bid farewell to Erik Wallden, who decided not to stand for re-election after four years on the Board of Directors. Most recently, Lars Holmqvist was President of the Life Sciences and Diagnostics Group and Senior Vice President at Agilent Technologies Inc.