Bucher Industries AG / Key word(s): Personnel
Successor for division president of Bucher Emhart Glass

14-Aug-2025 / 06:00 CET/CEST
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Ad hoc announcement
Niederweningen, 14 August 2025 | Ad hoc announcement pursuant to article 53 listing rules

Daniel Schippan will become division president of Bucher Emhart Glass and a member of group management at Bucher Industries with effect from 1 January 2026. He succeeds Matthias Kümmerle, who, as previously announced, will become CEO of Bucher Industries after the 2026 annual general meeting.

Daniel Schippan is a proven expert in the glass industry. In 2007, he founded cm.project.ing GmbH headquartered in Jülich (Germany), a service company for the glass industry, and has been managing the company ever since. Prior to that, he held various management positions in this sector. The 53-year-old is a German citizen. He holds a master’s degree in metallurgy and materials engineering and a PhD from RWTH Aachen University (Germany). Daniel Schippan will join Bucher Emhart Glass on 1 October 2025 and, following an induction period, will take over as division president and become a member of group management at Bucher Industries with effect from 1 January 2026.

At the same time, Bucher Industries intends to acquire cm.project.ing GmbH, headquartered in Jülich. This service company, which specialises in the planning and implementation of projects, engineering work and consulting services for the glass industry, will be integrated into the Bucher Emhart Glass division. The company generates sales of EUR 8 million with around 45 employees. With this acquisition, Bucher Emhart Glass will further strengthen its market position and broaden its range of services. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of August 2025.

Contact for investors and financial analysts
Jin Wiederkehr, Investor Relations
T +41 58 750 15 50
ir@bucherindustries.com

Contact for media
Saskia Rusch, Head of Group Communications
T +41 58 750 15 40
media@bucherindustries.com

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Simply great machines
Bucher Industries is a global technology group with leading market positions in speciality areas of mechanical and vehicle engineering. The company’s operations include agricultural machinery, municipal vehicles, hydraulic and electronic components as well as electrohydraulic systems, manufacturing equipment for the glass container industry, equipment for processing beverages and automation solutions. The company’s shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: BUCN). Further information is available at bucherindustries.com .

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Language:	English
Company:	Bucher Industries AG
	Murzlenstrasse 80
	8166 Niederweningen
	Switzerland
Phone:	+41 58 750 15 00
E-mail:	info@bucherindustries.com
Internet:	www.bucherindustries.com
ISIN:	CH0002432174
Listed:	SIX Swiss Exchange
EQS News ID:	2183752


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