Presseinformation Press Release Information Presse Oberderdingen, January 2016 New Management Board member Michael Huber is appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Blanco Professional. With effect from 1 January 2016, Michael Huber was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Blanco Professional. Together with Chief Executive Officer Roland Spleiss, he will lead the company, which is based in Oberderdingen, Germany. Blanco Professional is a B2B system supplier for commercial kitchens, medical facilities and the industry, and is part of the Blanc & Fischer family holding. Michael Huber has a degree in mechanical engineering and 27 years of professional experience in the industry, including as technical director at Küppersbusch Großküchentechnik. At Blanco Professional, he will be responsible for production at the company's headquarters in Oberderdingen, the production subsidiaries in Leipzig and FrýdekMístek (Czech Republic), and the subsidiary Kugel Edelstahlverarbeitung in Viechtach (Germany). The 55-year-old father explains, "I am looking forward to both the challenging tasks at Blanco Professional with its diverse range of business units and the team spirit of the staff there." "With the addition of Michael Huber, our management board is now complete," emphasises CEO Roland Spleiss. "As a recognised expert in operational business, he will be involved in the design of forwardlooking, strategic transformation processes, especially in relation to our ongoing internationalisation. This puts Blanco Professional in an optimal position." 1 Presseinformation Press Release Information Presse Blanco Professional is active in the B2B sector. The group produces highquality capital goods for commercial kitchens and medical facilities and is a supplier for industry. The Blanco Professional Group achieved a consolidated annual turnover of 114 million Euros with its 698 employees (fiscal year 2014). In addition to its headquarters in Oberderdingen (Germany), the group has subsidiaries in Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Austria and the Czech Republic. It also has sales offices in Switzerland, Spain, Russia, India, Korea and Singapore. The Blanc & Fischer family holding possesses a majority share in both Blanco Professional and its sister company Blanco (a specialist in household sinks and kitchen fittings). The company is firmly committed to the observation of ethical business principles based on the philosophy of the international organisation the Caux Round Table (CRT). Photo and possible caption: file Huber_Michael Michael Huber was appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Blanco Professional on 01.01.2016. Photo: private For further information, please contact: BLANCO Professional GmbH + Co KG Flehinger Straße 59 75038 Oberderdingen Phone +49 7045 44-81900 Fax +49 7045 44-81212 professional@blanco.de www.blanco-professional.de Press contact: BLANCO Professional GmbH + Co KG Mareike Fischer Marketing and Communication Flehinger Straße 59 75038 Oberderdingen Phone +49 7045 44-81428 Fax +49 7045 44-81245 mareike.fischer@blanco.de www.blanco-professional.de 2