Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG: Change in Group Management at Lindt & Sprüngli

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG / Key word(s):
Change of Personnel

21.06.2012 17:30

Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

MEDIA RELEASE

Change in Group Management at Lindt & Sprüngli

Kilchberg, 21 June 2012 / 5:30 pm

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG announces today, that
Hansjürg
Klingler, Head Overseas Markets and Member of the Group Management, will
leave the company per end of August 2012 to pursue a new challenge outside
the Lindt & Sprüngli group.

His responsibilities will be handed over to the other members of the Group
Management as well as the Extended Group Management.

The company thanks him for his valuable contribution to the development of
the Lindt & Sprüngli group and wishes him success for the future.

About Lindt & Sprüngli 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG is the worldwide leader in
the
premium chocolate segment and was founded over 165 years ago in Zurich.
Lindt & Sprüngli quality chocolate is manufactured in eight
production
facilities in Europe and the USA and sold by 18 of the company's
subsidiaries and a widespread network of independent distributors
worldwide. The Lindt & Sprüngli group employs around 7,700 people
and
achieved sales of CHF 2.49 billion in 2011.

Investor Relations contact:  
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG 
Seestrasse 204, 8802 Kilchberg 
Dr. Dieter Weisskopf, CFO 
Tel: +41 44 716 22 94  
Investors@lindt.com 

Media contact:
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG
Seestrasse 204, 8802 Kilchberg
Sylvia Kälin/Nina Keller, Corp. Communications
Tel. +41 44 716 24 56/57
Mediarelations-in@lindt.com 


21.06.2012 News transmitted by EquityStory AG. 
The issuer is responsible for the contents of the release.

EquityStory publishes regulatory releases, media releases on the capital 
market and press releases.
The EquityStory Group distributes authentic and real-time financial news 
for over 1'300 listed companies. 
The Swiss news archive can be found at www.equitystory.ch/news

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Language:     English
Company:      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG
              Seestrasse 204
              8802 Kilchberg
              Switzerland
Phone:        + 41 44 716 25 37
Fax:          + 41 44 716 26 60
E-mail:       zdrozd@lindt.com
Internet:     www.lindt.com
ISIN:         CH0010570759, CH0010570767
Swiss Security Number:        1057075, 1057076
Listed:       SIX
 
End of Announcement                             EquityStory News-Service
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------