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Dagmar Rehm, Deputy Chairwoman of the Superviso- ry Board, added: “With Alexander Blum, we have gained an excellent candidate who brings extensive international experience in the financial and capital markets sector and will help shape the future as CFO of Koenig & Bauer.” Blum will begin his work at Koenig & Bauer on May 1 to help ensure a smooth transition of the future CEO and CFO roles. The group’s restructuring is being rapidly ad- vanced. It envisages a reduction from three to two busi- ness segments and a reduction of the Executive Board from five to two members. Koenig & Bauer has also appointed two new members to the Group Management team. Christian Steinmaßl is re- sponsible for various areas in the newly created Special & New Technologies segment, and Markus Weiß leads the Paper & Packaging Sheetfed Systems segment. Accurate Box Invests In Second Bobst Masterflute Touch Laminator Paterson, New Jersey based Accurate Box Company an- nounced the completed installation of its second Bobst Masterflute Touch Laminator, finalizing a series of planned upgrades to its Laminating Department. This milestone so- lidifies Accurate Box’s position as a state-of-the-art facility as it has the most advanced laminator technology consol- CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

found knowledge of our business processes, products, markets, and customers over the past five years at Koenig & Bauer.” “Koenig & Bauer looks back on a success story span- ning over 200 years,” Kimmich said. “Over the last five years, I have cultivated a deep passion for this excellent company and our industry. “I look forward to leading Koenig & Bauer into the future

together with the new management team and our dedicated employees, and most of all to being successful together with our customers and partners.” The Supervisory Board of Koenig & Bauer AG has appointed Alexan- der Blum as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a three-year term,

Alexander Blum

effective July 1. Blum has extensive and long-standing experience in fi- nance. He studied business administration and earned his doctorate before beginning his career in industry. Over the past 20 years, he has served as CFO in vari- ous companies in the IT sector, logistics, and mechanical engineering, among others. He brings experience from a broad range of family businesses, private equity-led com- panies, and publicly-traded companies.

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