EANS-News: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG / Pfeiffer Vacuum come January with new chief financial officer

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Subtitle: Nathalie Benedikt takes up her post
Many years’ experience as director responsible for finance division
Continuity in corporate strategy guaranteed

Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)/Company
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Aßlar (euro adhoc) - December 31, 2012. From January 1, 2013 Nathalie
Benedikt (36) will be responsible for Finances/Controlling, IT and
Human Resources in the Management Board at Pfeiffer Vacuum. Ms.
Benedikt has been with Pfeiffer Vacuum for 13 years now and has
headed the global Finance and Controlling divisions as director since
2004.

With this appointment, the Supervisory Board pays tribute to the
development and growth of Pfeiffer Vacuum. Furthermore, it recognizes
Benedikt's achievements during the takeover of the former competitor
adixen. "Ms. Benedikt has distinguished herself as an authorized
officer at Pfeiffer Vacuum and has played a key role in the process
of acquisition and integration of adixen", explained Dr. Michael
Oltmanns, Supervisory Board Chairman at Pfeiffer Vacuum.

"We will continue the balance sheet and financing structure strategy
which Ms. Benedikt has been involved in for years", says Manfred
Bender, CEO of Pfeiffer Vacuum. "Today, two years after a major
acquisition, we are highly profitable and debt-free on a net basis.
By achieving this, we have created assets for our customers,
shareholders and employees. My colleague in the Management Board, Dr.
Matthias Wiemer, and I are pleased that our ranks will be reinforced
with Ms. Benedikt who will cement the continuity of the path we have
embarked on, on the one hand and at the same time will open up new
opportunities for the Management Board. We will take advantage of
these new opportunities to focus more closely than ever on the needs
of our customers and the prevailing conditions on the market."

For images of Ms. Benedikt, please visit:
http://www.presseportal.de/pm/9589/2388737/

About Pfeiffer Vacuum Pfeiffer Vacuum (Stock Exchange Symbol PFV,
ISIN DE0006916604) is one of the world's leading providers of vacuum
solutions. In addition to a full range of hybrid and magnetically
levitated turbopumps, the product portfolio comprises backing pumps,
measurement and analysis devices, components as well as vacuum
chambers and systems. Ever since the invention of the turbopump by
Pfeiffer Vacuum, the company has stood for innovative solutions and
high-tech products that are used in the markets Analytic, Industry,
Research & Development, Coating and Semiconductor. Founded in 1890,
Pfeiffer Vacuum is active throughout the world today. The company
employs a workforce of some 2,300 people and has more than 20
subsidiaries. For more information, please visit
www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com

Further inquiry note:
Brigitte Looß
Leiterin Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (6441) 802-1346
E-Mail: Brigitte.Loos@pfeiffer-vacuum.de

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company: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
Berliner Str. 43
D-35614 Aßlar
phone: +49(0)6441-802-0
FAX: +49 (6441) 802-1202
mail: info@pfeiffer-vacuum.de
WWW: http://www.pfeiffer-vacuum.de
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0006916604
indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, DAXsector All Industrial
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English