Michael Pieper, a member of the Board
of Directors of Rieter Holding AG since 2009, has informed Rieter that Artemis
Beteiligungen I AG has sold its 11.5 per cent block of shares to the Picanol
Group (Picanol NV), Belgium, and that he thus will not stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting on
April 15, 2021.
Michael Pieper has supported and
helped to significantly shape the development of Rieter for more than ten years. He joined
Rieter as a major shareholder in 2008, and since then has been strongly
involved in the strategic realignment of the group.
“On behalf of the Rieter Group, I
extend our sincere gratitude to Michael Pieper for his extremely successful and valuable work on
the Board of Directors and, above all,
for his commitment as a long-term major shareholder,†said Bernhard
Jucker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rieter Holding AG. The Board of Directors of Rieter Holding AG today
announced its intention to propose Stefaan Haspeslagh for election to the Board
of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on April 15, 2021.
Stefaan Haspeslagh (born 1958) holds
a Master’s degree in Applied Economics from
the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He has been Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Financial Officer of
the Picanol Group (Picanol NV), Belgium, since 2010. In addition, Stefaan Haspeslagh has also been
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Tessenderlo
Group NV, Belgium, since 2014. As a director of Cellpack NV, Belgium, he has
been in office since 2001.
“Rieter welcomes the new major shareholder,
Picanol NV. Luc Tack, majority shareholder and CEO of Picanol, has been a
member of the Board of Directors of
Rieter for four years. Stefaan Haspeslagh is characterized by broad,
international management experience in the textile sector and is very well
connected in the industryâ€Â, stated Bernhard
Jucker, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
All other current members of the
Board of Directors will stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.