Haniel

Company closes financial year 2011 with declining earnings

• Lufthansa Executive Board member to take over from Prof. Jürgen Kluge. Haniel
• Repayment of debt and sustainable value development remains top priority

Transaction oversubscribed more than tenfold

Why he has decided to relinquish his mandate as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Metro AG

Internal solution for key position found again – employer attractiveness to be strengthened further

• ELG and TAKKT benefit from very favourable economic impetus in first six months
• Repositioning of CWS-boco yields initial rewards
• Celesio result pegged back by impairments and government intervention
• Sale of properties belonging to Metro’s founding shareholders boosts investment result
• Economic activity will weaken in second half-year

Internal appointment for leading positions: Dr Florian Funck succeeds Stefan Meister in the Haniel Managing Board, Dr Silke Landwehrmann is the first woman to ascend to the ranks of the management committee of a Haniel business division

• Beiersdorf management board member is a proven expert in global business development, supply chain management and logistics
• Long-standing experience in the trading of non-prescription medical products

Fiscal 2010 comes to a successful close – Managing Board targets a better balanced portfolio

Celesio and Metro to remain key pillars of the Company Group