New Chief Sales Officer for ALNO

Pfullendorf, 27 August 2015 – Andreas Sandmann (51) has been appointed Chief Sales Officer (CSO) and, with immediate effect, is responsible for sales at ALNO AG. His responsibilities include the areas of sales, marketing, product development and customer service. Sandmann reports directly to Max Müller, CEO of ALNO AG.

After studying at Bonn University, Andreas Sandmann started his professional careers as an area manager at Aldi Germany. After spells in the Metro Group and Kaufland Handelshof GmbH, Sandmann became the nationwide CEO of Obi Group for the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Following that, he was appointed spokesperson of the German nationwide organisation. Later, he took responsibility for the operative business of Praktiker International as its CEO. In his most recent appointment before the new one announced today, Sandmann worked as the CEO of Roller GmbH, with responsibilities including sales. 'Andreas Sandmann has 25 years of management experience in national and international retail. As a result, he is excellently suited to pushing ahead successfully with the international growth strategy of ALNO AG,' ALNO's CEO, Max Müller, is pleased to announce.

As CSO, Andreas Sandmann will be taking over the duties of former board member Ralph Bestgen, which means he is responsible for the areas of sales, marketing, product development and customer service. He will be based in Pfullendorf and reports directly to Max Müller, CEO of ALNO AG.

About ALNO AG:
ALNO AG is one of Germany's leading kitchen manufacturers, with a staff of around 2,100 employees. From its
six international production sites the corporation provides a full range of kitchens to the German market and
international markets. In addition to the core ALNO brand the ALNO Group also owns the brands Wellmann,
Pino as well as Piatti and Forster Schweizer Stahlküchen or ALNOINOX. The ALNO Group operates in more
than 64 countries worldwide with over 6,000 sales partners. In financial year 2014, the company recorded sales
revenue of 546 million euros. Around 52 per cent of this revenue was generated abroad.

Contact:
Juergen Schulze-Ferebee
Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
ALNO AG
Heiligenbergerstrasse 47
88630 Pfullendorf, Germany
Tel.: +49 / 75 52 / 21 – 33 16
Fax: +49 / 75 52 / 21 – 77 3316
Email: presse@alno.de
www.alno.de

Legal note:
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on current assumptions and
prognoses made by the corporate management of ALNO AG or its affiliated companies. Various known and
unknown risks and uncertainties as well as other factors may lead to significant deviations in the actual results,
financial position, development or performance of ALNO AG and its affiliated companies from the opinions and
estimates provided here. Neither ALNO AG nor its affiliated companies are under any obligation to update such
forward-looking statements or to revise them in light of future events or developments.

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