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DGAP-News: SAF-Holland S.A. CFO Wilfried Trepels to leave the company at the end of 2016

DGAP-News: SAF-HOLLAND S.A. / Key word(s): Change of Personnel SAF-HOLLAND S.A. CFO Wilfried Trepels to leave the company at the end of 2016

05.09.2016 / 11:55 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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SAF-HOLLAND CFO Wilfried Trepels to leave the company at the end of 2016

Luxembourg, September 5, 2016 - After more than eleven years of service, Wilfried Trepels (52), CFO of the SAF-HOLLAND Group, will leave the company as of December 31, 2016 to assume the role of Chief Financial Officer at Munich-based Wacker Neuson SE. Mr. Trepels is departing on very amicable terms with both the Board of Directors and the Management Board of SAF- HOLLAND S.A.

The Company is in the final stages of signing on a new CFO. During the transition period until the new CFO takes office, Dr. Martin Kleinschmitt, Member of the Board of Directors of SAF-HOLLAND S.A., and Member of the Executive Board of Noerr Consulting AG, will temporarily assume the position as CFO. Dr. Kleinschmitt has been a member of the SAF-HOLLAND S.A. Board of Directors since April 25, 2013 and has worked closely with the company since 2002 giving him in-depth knowledge of the company's strategic imperatives and corporate processes. He also previously held an interim position as a member of SAF-HOLLAND's Management Board from 2002 through 2004 and 2009 through 2010.

The Board of Directors would like to expressly thank Mr. Trepels for his longstanding, excellent service and particularly for his key contribution to structuring the Group and preparing it for continued profitable growth under Strategy 2020. The Board wishes Mr. Trepels every success in his future professional endeavors.

About SAF-HOLLAND: SAF-HOLLAND S.A., located in Luxembourg, is the largest independent listed supplier to the commercial vehicle market in Europe. With sales of approximately EUR 1,060 million in 2015 and more than 3,100 employees, the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of chassis-related systems and components primarily for trailers, trucks, buses, and recreational vehicles. The product range comprises axle and suspension systems, fifth wheels, kingpins, and landing gear and is marketed under the brands SAF, HOLLAND, and Neway. SAF-HOLLAND sells its products to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) on six continents. The Group's Aftermarket business sells spare parts to the service networks of Original Equipment Suppliers (OES), as well as to end customers and service centers through its extensive global network of parts distribution centers. SAF-HOLLAND is one of the few suppliers in the truck and trailer industry that is internationally positioned in almost all markets worldwide.



Contact: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH Stephan Haas Hauptstraße 26 63856 Bessenbach

Phone +49 6095 301-617 Stephan.Haas@safholland.de

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Language: English Company: SAF-HOLLAND S.A. 68-70, boulevard de la Pétrusse L-2320 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Phone: +49 6095 301 - 0 Fax: +49 6095 301 - 260 E-mail: info@safholland.de Internet: www.safholland.com ISIN: LU0307018795, DE000A1HA979, WKN: A0MU70, A1HA97 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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