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Prinoth makes changes to board and senior management

Klaus Tonhäuser as the President of PRINOTH

Prinoth has made changes to its board and senior management. The changes are as follows:

Appointment of Werner Amort to the supervisory board of Prinoth from June 2020, after 16 years as the President of Prinoth Group.

Werner Amort will continue to support the company and will also succeed Michael Seeber in his function as Chairman of the Prinoth Advisory Board.

Appointment of Klaus Tonhäuser as the President of Prinoth Group starting June 2020.

Klaus Tonhäuser made a name for himself as Director of Rosenbauer (one of the three world leaders in fire engine manufacturing) and latterly as CEO of Poloplast. "I am very happy to be a member of the Prinoth team and to be able to lead this highly-regarded company. Prinoth stands for customer orientation, quality, innovation and sustainability - all of them characteristics with which I fully identify. Together with my colleagues, we will further shape the growth trajectory and winning path of Prinoth and take the company into the future," explained Klaus Tonhäuser.

Appointment of Alessandro Ferrari as the CEO for the Tracked Vehicles and Vegetation Management divisions.

Alessandro Ferrari has been a member of the board of directors of Prinoth Group since 2018 and held various positions in Purchasing, Operations and Sales in the last 9 years. Alessandro is an active member of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has been serving in the ICUEE management committee since 2019 and in the Canada Leadership Group since its creation in 2020.

Appointment of Horst Haller as the CEO for the Snow Groomer division.

Horst Haller has been a member of the board of directors of Prinoth Group since 2017 and covered various positions in R&D, Product Portfolio Management and After Sales in the last 18 years.

Company info

1001, J.-A. Bombardier Street
Granby, QC
CA, J2J 1E9

Website:
prinoth.com/en/tracked-vehicles

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