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The globally active climate and processing technologies group Walter
Meier is appointing Jochen Nutz as new Chief Financial Officer and
Member of Group Management effective January 1, 2009.
Mr. Nutz, CFO of Georg Fischer Automotive since 2002, is an
outstanding candidate to fill the position of CFO which has been
vacant since April of this year. Previously he served as Head of
Group Auditing at Georg Fischer for two years. From 1993 to 1999, the
economist and Certified Internal Auditor held a variety of management
positions with the polymer processing company Rehau in Germany, South
Africa, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Between 1999 and 2000,
Mr. Nutz was Head of Internal Auditing at Rehau. Jochen Nutz is 44
years old and is German citizen.
Until Mr. Nutz moves into his new position, Walter Meier's CEO Silvan
G.-R. Meier will continue to carry out the responsibilities of CFO on
an interim basis, and he is pleased with this new appointment: "In
Jochen Nutz we have recruited a proven financial expert. With his
experience, I am convinced that we will further improve Walter Meier
in all areas of financial operations."
This press release and a picture of Jochen Nutz are available at
www.waltermeier.com.
Further Information
Patrick Bossart, Head of Corporate Communications, +41 44 928 15 24
patrick.bossart@waltermeier.com
Key dates
August 14, 2008, publication of the half-year report for 2008
Walter Meier is a globally active service and industrial group
focusing on two areas of competence:
Climate and Processing. The organization employs approximately 1800
personnel and had sales of
over CHF 800 million in 2007. Walter Meier shares are quoted on the
SWX Swiss Exchange (symbol
WMN , Security No. 1594024).
Walter Meier AG
Laubisrütistrasse 24, 8712 Stäfa, Schweiz
Tel. +41 44 928 15 15, Fax +41 44 928 15 00
group@waltermeier.com, www.waltermeier.com
The media release can be downloaded from the following link:
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Walter Meier AG
Laubisrütistrasse 24 Stäfa
WKN: 1594024; ISIN:
CH0015940247; Index: SPI, SPIEX, SSCI;
Listed: Main Market in SWX Swiss Exchange;
