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Klaus Bauer
appointed as Member of the Board of Management -
Dieter Bock resigns from the Board of Management for
personal reasons
Sportlifestyle company PUMA today
announces changes to the Board of Management: Klaus
Bauer (53) will be appointed as Member of the Board of
Management, effective August 1, 2009, and will assume
the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer
(COO). At the same time, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Dieter Bock (50), who has been with PUMA since 1979
and a Member of the Board of Management since 2005,
will resign from the Board due to his personal life
planning.
As the new COO, Klaus Bauer will take over
responsibility for Finance, Controlling, Legal,
Operations, Logistics, IT, and Human Resources on
August 1, 2009. Bauer, who has a degree in business
administration, has been working for PUMA for 20 years
in different positions. In his current role as Senior
Executive Vice President he is responsible for IT,
Operations, Logistics and regional as well as
strategic projects related to company expansion.
Dieter Bock will remain in charge of Finance until he
leaves the company on July 31, 2009, hence ensuring a
smooth transition and hand-over to his successor.
Jochen Zeitz, Chairman and CEO of PUMA AG: „We are
pleased to welcome Klaus Bauer as a new Member to the
Board of Management of PUMA AG in August this year. He
brings along an extensive experience in different
management positions within PUMA and has an
outstanding knowledge of organizing, leading and
managing the full range of operational business
processes.
We regret that Dieter Bock has made the decision to
leave the Company and are grateful for his successful
work at PUMA for many years. In more than 30 years
that he has been with the company, he achieved a great
track record and contributed significantly to the
company’s financial performance in the last years and
PUMA’s current solid financial position.”
for more details please contact:
PUMA AG
PUMA-WAY 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach
Phone: +49 – 9132 – 81 – 0 Fax: +49 – 9132 – 81
– 2246
Email:
info-de@puma.com
India
PUMA SPORTS PVT. LTD.
No 500, CMH Road, Indiranagar, Bangalore 560038
Phone: +91 80 4152 8022 Email:
info-india@puma.com
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