Changes after the balance sheet date
Between 1 January 2020 and the editorial deadline on 20 February 2020, the following changes occurred.
On 20 January 2020 GF announced the following changes to the Board of Directors:
- Andreas Koopmann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Georg Fischer Ltd., has decided not to stand for re-election at the next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 15 April 2020.
- Roman Boutellier will step down as Member of the Board of Directors due to the age-restriction defined in the GF organization and business rules.
- The GF Board of Directors will propose to the shareholders at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 15 April 2020 Yves Serra for election as new Chairman of the Board of Directors.
- The GF Board of Directors will recommend to the shareholders at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 15 April 2020 the election of Dr. Peter Hackel as new Member of the Board of Directors.
On 20 January 2020 GF announced the following changes to the Executive Committee:
- Ivan Filisetti as new President of GF Machining Solutions and Member of the Executive Committee of GF effective 1 July 2020.
- Pascal Boillat will step down as President of GF Machining Solutions and Member of the Executive Committee as of 30 June 2020, reaching the retirement age of 65 years in September 2020.