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HORNBACH HOLDING AG (OJ:HBH3) HORNBACH HOLDING AG / Board of directors / Ad hoc: Personnel change: Eduard Zimmerle leaves HORNBACH Group Ad hoc announcement according to §15 WpHG processed and transmitted by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Neustadt a. d. Weinstrasse, October 16, 2008. Due to personal reasons, Eduard Zimmerle, the longstanding Deputy Chairman of the Board of HORNBACH HOLDING AG and Chairman of the Board of Management of HORNBACH Immobilien AG, will be retiring from the Boards of Management of these companies on a basis of mutual and amicable consent as of October 31, 2008.
The Board of Management and Supervisory Board thank Mr. Zimmerle for his successful activity over many years in management positions at the HORNBACH Group.
With great personal commitment, comprehensive expertise and entrepreneurial vision, he helped to shape the commercial success of HORNBACH's DIY megastores with garden centers. In particular, Mr. Zimmerle played a crucial role in location decisions.
Mr. Zimmerle's responsibilities on the Board of Management of HORNBACH HOLDING AG will be assumed by Albrecht Hornbach.
He will be replaced on the Board of Management of HORNBACH Immobilien AG as of November 1, 2008 by Manfred Kummer. Mr. Kummer has many years of experience working in positions of responsibility within the real estate activities of the HORNBACH Group.
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HORNBACH HOLDING AG Le Quartier Hornbach 19 Neustadt an den Weinstraße Germany
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