Marketing and technical expertise on Hager Group Board of Directors

On 10^th November Hager SE Supervisory Board appointed Mike Elbers as Chief Marketing Officer in charge of solution development and marketing divisions, and François Lhomme as Chief Technical Officer responsible for technical processes, engineering and value chain. This takes effect as of 1^st January 2018.

Mike Elbers, 53 years old, is a marketing specialist who has held various international management positions throughout his career. In 2012 he left Office Depot International to join Hager Group, first for the Central European market segment and later for the Europe region as a whole.

François Lhomme, 52 years old, came to Hager Group from Eaton Controls in 2006. Since then, he has shown considerable technical expertise in diverse positions, most recently as Senior Vice President for Operations and Engineering.

Both are currently serving on the Group Management Committee (GMC) which advises the Board of Directors on operative and strategic issues. Due to these two new appointments, the GMC will be dismantled.

As of 1^st January 2018, the Board of Directors members will be: Daniel Hager (Chief Executive Officer), Mike Elbers (Chief Marketing Officer), Philippe Ferragu (Chief Group Resources Officer), Franck Houdebert (Chief Human Resources Officer) and François Lhomme (Chief Technical Officer).