Executives come from Poggenpohl to ALNO AG

- Matthias Weiß takes on the newly created position of Director of Exports

- Matthias Wehrle becomes new Marketing Manager

- Thomas Oberle takes over responsibility for Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

- CEO Max Müller: 'We are proud that we have been able to bring such highly respected executives in the kitchens sector to ALNO AG.'

Pfullendorf, September 14, 2011 - Matthias Weiß, Matthias Wehrle and Thomas Oberle, all long-serving managers with Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH, will this year join ALNO AG, one of Germany's leading kitchen manufacturers.

Matthias Weiß will take on the new position of Director of Exports with his focus in this role being the strategic goal of increasing revenues from foreign sales. Matthias Weiß was the Exports Manager at Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH from 2000 and in this time he significantly advanced the kitchen cabinet manufacturer's international expansion. Previously, he was the Area Sales Manager for Asia and North America at Wellman International GmbH. Mr. Weiß's career path first took him to the kitchens sector in the sales team of Miele & Cie.

The marketing team will in future be led by Matthias Wehrle. Mr. Wehrle has over fifteen years experience in sales and marketing at companies such as Hugo Boss AG, René Lezard and, since 2008, at Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH. As Marketing Manager at ALNO AG, Mr. Wehrle will take particular responsibility for national and international brand positioning as well as sharpening up the profiles of the four brands: Alno, Wellmann, Impuls and Pino.

The area of corporate communications will in future again be managed internally, following the recruitment of Thomas Oberle, former press spokesman and PR Manager for Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH. From 1995 until 2008, Mr. Oberle was spokesman and Manager of Corporate Communications firstly at Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG and later at Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG. As a member of the management team at Poggenpohl, he was also responsible for the PR of its national and international brands.

'Matthias Weiß, Matthias Wehrle and Thomas Oberle are excellent managers with proven experience in the field. We are proud that we have been able to bring such highly respected executives in the kitchens sector to ALNO AG,' said CEO Max Müller. 'I look forward to working with them and am confident that in their hands, we can achieve our targets of significantly increasing revenue from our international business, sharpening up the profile of our brands and strengthening Alno as a premium brand in 2012.'

Elmar Duffner, former Chief Executive of Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH, will join ALNO AG by February 2012 at the latest. As COO, he will be responsible for foreign sales, production, purchasing, logistics, IT and product development as well as marketing and communication.

ALNO AG is Germany's second largest and Europe's fourth largest kitchen manufacturer. With its four brands, Alno, Wellmann, Impuls and Pino, the company supplies the most diverse variety of target customers and price ranges. The company has three subsidiaries abroad and around 7,000 sales partners in 64 countries. In the financial year 2012, the international business accounted for 28.4% of revenues.

About ALNO AG:
ALNO AG is one of Germany's leading kitchen manufacturers. It has four national production facilities and also a production facility in Dubai, and serves the German and international markets with a full range of kitchens. The ALNO Group has four brands: the core brand Alno and also Wellmann (classic/modern), Impuls (minimalist) and Pino (entry-level prices). ALNO AG has around 7,000 distribution partners and is active in more than 64 countries. In fiscal year 2010 around 1,787 employees recorded revenues of approx. EUR 467.3 million. Foreign sales accounted for 28.4% of revenues.

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