Südzucker AG announced changes in executive board of the company. Dr. Wolfgang Heer, chairman of the executive board (CEO) of Suedzucker AG, Mannheim, term ending 28 February 2021, has resigned from his position as chairman of the executive board in consultation with the supervisory board. On January 28, 2020 meeting the supervisory board has appointed Dr. Niels Poerksen as new chairman of the executive board (CEO), as of 1 March 2020. In particular he will be responsible for the portfolios strategy, sales, IT and public relations. For more than 20 years Dr. Poerksen has been acting in various regions and markets in different leading functions et al. at BASF, Nordzucker and since 2014 at globally operating plant protection company Nufarm.