KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA / DE0007074007
05.11.2024 - 10:00:08Future KWS Executive Board team is finalized – Dr. Jörn Andreas and Sebastian Talg appointed
| KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Personnel 05.11.2024 / 10:00 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Einbeck, November 5, 2024 Seed specialist KWS is announcing two new Executive Board members to complete and rejuvenate the management team as from 2025. KWS is thus setting the course for the company’s continuous and future-oriented development. In 2025, both Eva Kienle (at the end of January) and Dr. Peter Hofmann (at the end of September) will leave the Executive Board of the company as planned. Dr. Jörn Andreas to become new Chief Financial Officer Effective January 1, 2025, Jörn Andreas, 43, will succeed Eva Kienle as a member of the Executive Board and take over Finance & Procurement, Controlling, Transaction Center, Legal Services & IP, Information Technology, Group Compliance Office and Group Governance & Risk Management. Jörn Andreas was born in Southern Lower Saxony and has extensive experience as a CFO and division manager. Until September 2024, he was most recently responsible on the Executive Board of DAX-listed company Symrise for the Scent & Care segment. “With Mr. Andreas joining the company on January 1, 2025, we can ensure a seamless handover with Eva Kienle. We are delighted to have found a suitable successor for the central function of CFO so promptly,” explains Dr. Marie Theres Schnell, Chairwoman of the KWS Supervisory Board. Sebastian Talg to become Board Member for Corn, Cereals, Marketing and Communication Sebastian Talg, 46, will be appointed to the Executive Board of KWS effective November 1, 2025. He will be responsible for Corn, Cereals, Oilseed Rape/Special Crops & Organic Seeds and Marketing & Communications. Sebastian Talg has extensive sales and marketing experience in the agricultural sector, including many years working for the agricultural machinery manufacturer Grimme, where he is currently responsible for all the sales and service companies. His appointment underscores one of the core values at KWS of further expanding its closeness to farmers across all crops. “In Sebastian Talg, we have gained a board member who is very familiar with the demands of agriculture. We are convinced, with the new Executive Board team, that we have a strong position for the future of KWS,” says Marie Theres Schnell. Nicolás Wielandt to assume new departmental responsibility As part of the new Executive Board constellation, Nicolás Wielandt, currently responsible for the Corn division, will take over the Sugarbeet and Vegetables divisions from Peter Hofmann in 2025. Peter Hofmann’s contract will end, as agreed, on September 30, 2025. “Nicolás Wielandt will continue his long-standing career at KWS with an expanded area of responsibility. I am convinced that the combination of internal and external perspectives will help us to successfully face the many opportunities and challenges for the industry,” explains Dr. Felix Büchting, Spokesperson of the KWS Executive Board. About KWS KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees* in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. *excl. seasonal workforce More information: www.kws.com. Follow us on LinkedIn: LinkedIn_KWS Group Contact: Peter Vogt Head of Investor Relations Phone: +49-30 816914-490 peter.vogt@kws.com Gina Wied Head of Corporate Communications Tel. +49 5561 311-1427 Mobil +49 151 20345978 gina.wied@kws.com Sina Barnkothe-Seekamp Lead of External Communications Tel. +49 5561 311-1783 sina.barnkothe@kws.com KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA www.kws.com 05.11.2024 CET/CEST Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by EQS News - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The EQS Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.eqs-news.com |
| Language: | English |
| Company: | KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA |
| Grimsehlstraße 31 | |
| 37555 Einbeck | |
| Germany | |
| Phone: | +49 (0)5561 311-0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)5561 311-322 |
| E-mail: | info@kws.com |
| Internet: | www.kws.de |
| ISIN: | DE0007074007 |
| WKN: | 707400 |
| Indices: | S-DAX |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hanover; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
| EQS News ID: | 2022825 |
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