Bastei Lübbe : Changes in the Executive Board of Bastei Lübbe AG
December 17, 2019 at 01:40 am IST
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Changes in the Executive Board of Bastei Lübbe AG
16-Dec-2019 / 21:06 CET/CEST
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Changes in the Executive Board of Bastei Lübbe AG
The Supervisory Board of Bastei Lübbe AG today concluded an Executive Board employment contract with Mr Joachim Herbst (53) for November 2020. Mr Herbst will then be appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and after a transitional phase - with the resignation of the current Chairman of the Executive Board, Mr Carel Halff (68) - will additionally assume the position of the Spokesman of the Executive Board.
Mr Herbst is currently the commercial director of Cornelsen Schulverlage and Franz Cornelsen Bildungsholding.
Mr Halff will remain CEO of the company until the end of 2020 and will then be available to the company in an advisory capacity.
The Supervisory Board will continue to review the composition and composition of the remaining members of the Executive Board.
Ulrich Zimmermann (57), current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company, has declared to the Supervisory Board that for personal reasons he does not wish to extend his contract, which runs until the end of 2020, and will leave the Company at the end of 2020.
contact Bastei Lübbe AG:
Barbara Fischer
Leiterin Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Telefon: +49 (0)221 8200 2850
E-Mail: barbara.fischer@luebbe.de
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Language:
English
Company:
Bastei Lübbe AG
Schanzenstraße 6 - 20
51063 Köln
Germany
Phone:
02 21 / 82 00 - 0
Fax:
02 21 / 82 00 - 1900
E-mail:
investorrelations@luebbe.de
Internet:
www.luebbe.de
ISIN:
DE000A1X3YY0
WKN:
A1X3YY
Listed:
Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
Bastei Luebbe AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the media and publishing industry. The Company publishes books and digital content. The Company's publishing portfolio includes fiction and non-fiction books, as well as electronic books (e-books) and audio books. The Company breaks down its business activities into three segments: Books, Novel Booklets and Puzzle Magazines, and Digital. The Books segment comprises all print, audio and e-book products that can be considered books, including digital content. The Books segment sells products for various labels, mainly in hardcover, paperback, pocket book, audio (digital and physical) and e-book formats. The Novel Booklet and Puzzle Magazines segment includes physical novel booklets, including romantic and mystery fiction novels. The Digital segment comprises the Company's digital subsidiaries, including Daedalic Entertainment GmbH, a games developer and publisher.