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Ad-hoc Announcement pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trade Act (WpHG)

31.07.2011

approx. 8:47 p.m. | Elmar Duffner joins ALNO AG’s management board as COO

• Long-standing managing director of Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH to take over as CEO of ALNO AG in 2013
• Key tasks as COO: operational management, expansion of international business and continued strengthening of premium brand ALNO

Pfullendorf, July 31, 2011 - Elmar Duffner, managing director of Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH since 2002, will take over the position of COO of ALNO AG, one of Germany’s leading kitchen manufacturers, by February 1, 2012 at the latest. In the role of COO, he will be responsible for international sales and distribution, production, purchasing, logistics, product development, marketing and communications. His other main priorities will be the international expansion of ALNO AG and the further enhancement of the company’s premium brand ALNO. Duffner will take over as CEO from Max Müller at the company’s AGM in 2013. Max Müller intends to join the supervisory board after this transition period, which is to ensure strategic continuity of leadership.

ALNO AG, which is Germany’s second biggest and Europe’s fourth biggest kitchen manufacturer, serves a wide range of customer target groups and price segments through its ALNO, WELLMANN, IMPULS and PINO brands. The company has three subsidiaries abroad and around 7,000 sales and distribution partners in 64 countries. Foreign sales accounted for 28.4% of revenues in the 2010 business year. The company’s strategic goal under the leadership of Elmar Duffner is to significantly increase revenues from foreign sales.

Elmar Duffner was managing director of Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH from 2002, where he successfully drove forward the international expansion of the premium kitchen manufacturer. Under his leadership the company grew at above-average levels and consistently posted a positive earnings performance. Elmar Duffner has been President of the Association of the German Furniture Industry since 2008 and sits on the board of several other industry associations.



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