New Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ASK Chemicals

Hilden, July 17, 2013 - Following a decision of the supervisory board of ASK Chemicals GmbH, Peter Steiner (53), has been named the new Chairman of the supervisory board. He has been a member of the board since the past year. In this role he follows Dr. Hans Juergen Wernicke (63).

Peter Steiner is a self-employed auditor and tax advisor. During the course of his professional career he has not only worked in senior management positions for wellknown investment and consulting companies, but also served as a management board member for industrial companies such as the GEA Group AG and the Dyckerhoff AG. Dr. Hans Juergen Wernicke has resigned his position as Chairman of the supervisory board.

As a member of the management board of the Süd-Chemie AG, he was responsible, among other things, for the foundry consumables business. Since the acquisition of the Süd-Chemie AG by Clariant SE, he has served as a consultant for the Clariant management board. “Dr. Hans Juergen Wernicke has been instrumental in shaping the current ASK Chemicals, we are thankful for his long-term service to our company. With Peter Steiner our supervisory board will again be led by an experienced industry manager. We are looking forward to working with him in the future,” comments Stefan Sommer, the company’s CEO.

About ASK Chemicals

ASK Chemicals is one of the world’s largest suppliers of foundry chemicals, with a comprehensive product and service portfolio of binders, coatings, feeders, filters and release agents, as well as metallurgical products including inoculants, Mg-treatment and inoculation wires and master alloys for iron casting.

ASK Chemicals is represented in 25 countries with 30 sites, 20 of which operate their own production, and employs approx. 1,800 people worldwide. With research and development in Europe, America and Asia, ASK Chemicals sees itself as the driving force behind industry-specific innovations and is committed to offering customers a consistently high level of quality. Flexibility, quickness, quality and sustainability as well as cost-effective products and services are of key importance.

Based on ASK Chemicals information