EANS-News: Symrise AG / Executive Board contracts with Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Hans Holger Gliewe and Bernd Hirsch extended

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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)

Holzminden, December 8, 2011 (euro adhoc) - The Symrise AG
Supervisory Board has extended the contract with Chief Executive
Officer Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram until the end of 2017. The contracts
with Hans Holger Gliewe, Board Member for the Flavor & Nutrition
division, and Chief Financial Officer, Bernd Hirsch, were extended
until the end of 2015. This step ensures con-tinuity in Symrise´s
senior management team. Achim Daub who is responsible for the Scent &
Care division is also part of the Board.

Dr. Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said: "We are
delighted about the contract extensions for Dr. Bertram, Mr. Gliewe
and Mr. Hirsch. Together with their colleague Achim Daub, they form
an experienced and successful management team that will continue to
lead the company with a steady hand and clear perspective. This
continuity is a very strong signal to staff, customers and
shareholders. Symrise is excellently positioned, both strategically
and financially, and has best possible prospects for further
profitable growth. The Supervisory Board looks forward to continuing
the successful working relationship with the Executive Board over the
coming years."

Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram has meanwhile over twenty years´ service at
Symrise and its predecessor company, Haarmann & Reimer. Mr. Ber-tram,
who has a PhD in chemistry, was appointed to the Executive Board in
2006 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2009.

Hans Holger Gliewe began his career in 1982 at the former Haarmann &
Reimer and held a range of managerial positions for many years in
Latin America. He was appointed to the Symrise AG Executive Board on
November 1, 2009. Bernd Hirsch has held the post of Symrise AG Chief
Financial Officer since December 1, 2009. Before that, he was Chief
Financial Officer of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG.

The contract with the fourth Executive Board member, Achim Daub, runs
until the end of 2013 and is thus not yet due for extension.

About Symrise

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic
active ingredients and raw materials as well as functional
ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics
and foods, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of nutritional
supplements.

Its sales of EUR1.572 billion in 2010 place Symrise among the top
four in the global flavors and fragrances market. Headquartered in
Holzminden, Germany, the Company is represented in over 35 countries
in Europe, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready
concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday
life. In doing so, Symrise combines its insights into consumer trends
with cutting edge technologies, focusing on innovative trend and
lifestyle products that have additional practical value for the
consumer. Symrise - always inspiring more…

www.symrise.com

Further inquiry note:
Pressekontakt
Bernhard Kott
Phone. +49 (0)5531 90-1721
E-mail: bernhard.kott@symrise.com

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company: Symrise AG
Mühlenfeldstraße 1
D-37603 Holzminden
phone: +49 (0) 5531/90-0
FAX: +49 (0) 5531/90-1649
mail: ir@symrise.com
WWW: http://www.symrise.com
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: DE000SYM9999
indexes: MDAX
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München
language: English