Ad hoc: Symrise AG: Heinz-Jürgen Bertram appointed as new Chief Executive Officer ofSymrise

Symrise AG / Board of directors / Ad hoc: Heinz-Jürgen Bertram 
appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of
Symrise
 
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Heinz-Jürgen Bertram  has been appointed to the position of Chief
Executive Officer of the flavours and fragrances manufacturer Symrise
AG effective July 1st, 2009. The appointment was approved by the
company's Supervisory Board today in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Heinz-Jürgen Bertram succeeds Gerold Linzbach, who, for personal
reasons, has not asked for his contract to be renewed when it expires
on 22nd October 2009. Gerold Linzbach is leaving Symrise by mutual
consent.
 
About Symrise
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings and raw
materials as well as active ingredients for the perfume, cosmetics
and food industry.
 
Its sales of ¤ 1.32 billion in 2008 place the Company among the top
four in the international flavor and fragrance market. Headquartered
in Holzminden, Germany, Symrise is represented in more than 35
countries in Europe, Asia, the United States and South America.
 
Used by manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics and foods, our
innovative products are an inseparable part of daily life. At Symrise
we combine an awareness of consumer trends with cutting-edge
technologies, focusing on developing innovative fashion and lifestyle
products that have additional practical value for the consumer.
Symrise - always inspiring more...
www.symrise.com
 
Contact:
Katja Derow, red roses communications, Phone: 0049-40-4696770-10,
e-mail: k.derow@redroses-pr.com
 
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Symrise AG
Mühlenfeldstraße 1 Holzminden Germany
 
WKN: SYM999; ISIN: 
DE000SYM9999; Index: MDAX, TecDAX;
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Freiverkehr 
in Bayerische Börse München, 
Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg, Freiverkehr 
in Börse Berlin, 
Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf, Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart, 
Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse;