Carlo Gavazzi: New Composition of the Board of Directors

Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this 
announcement. 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------    
 
Steinhausen, July 23, 2009 - At today's annual shareholders'  meeting
of Carlo Gavazzi Holding  AG, the two  directors Federico Foglia  and
Stefano Premoli  Trovati,  standing  for  re-election,  and  Giovanni
Bertola as  a new  member, were  elected for  a period  of one  year.
Following the proposal of a group of public shareholders to join  the
board, Valeria Gavazzi was  elected as a new  member for a period  of
one year.  Discharge  was  declined to  the  retiring  board  members
Alessandro Berlingeri,  Felix  Ehrat, Dominique  Fässler  and  Giulio
Pampuro.  All  other  items  of  the  agenda  were  approved  by  the
shareholders.
 
At the  board  of  directors'  meeting  following  the  shareholders'
meeting, Valeria  Gavazzi was  appointed  chairperson of  the  board.
Giovanni Bertola,  with his  professional experience  at ABB  and  in
other industrial  companies,  was  appointed  vice-chairman  and  was
delegated by the  board to co-ordinate  all industrial operations  of
the group.
 
About Carlo Gavazzi:
Carlo Gavazzi is  a publicly quoted  international electronics  group
(SIX: GAV) with activities in the design and marketing of  electronic
control components for factory and building automation.
Please visit our website: www.carlogavazzi.com
 
For further information please contact:
Felix Stöcklin
Head of Corporate Communications
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG
Phone     +41 41 747 45 26
E-Mail     felix.stoecklin@carlogavazzi.ch
 
The press release can be downloaded from the following link:
 
--- End of Message ---
 
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG
Sumpfstrasse 32 Steinhausen 
 
WKN: 869279; 
ISIN: CH0011003594; Index: SPI, SPIEX, SSCI;
Listed: Main Market in SIX Swiss Exchange;