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Daniel Rogger appointed as CEO of Faber-Castell

Stein, May 23, 2017. The Supervisory Board of Faber-Castell AG has come to a decision
concerning the successor to Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, CEO, who passed away
last year. Daniel Rogger will be appointed as CEO of Faber-Castell AG with effect from June 1,
2017. Last year the Supervisory Board and the Faber-Castell family resolved, for the first time,
to fill the vacancy of the family-run company with an external manager.
Daniel Rogger (49) is a native of Switzerland and studied business administration at the
University of St. Gallen. He is an internationally experienced top manager in the area of branded
products and the luxury goods industry, and has held various senior positions including at the
Swatch Group watch manufacturer and the Richemont Group with its global operations. Most
recently he was CEO for the family-owned Silhouette International Schmied AG, and
responsible for the worldwide business of the Austrian branded eyewear manufacturer.
We exercised the utmost care in searching and selecting a suitable candidate, and are certain
that we have made the right decision by appointing Daniel Rogger, said Gerhard
Berssenbrgge, Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The entire Supervisory Board,
Management Board and the staff certainly too are looking forward to a collaborative, forward-
looking and long-term successful cooperation with Mr. Rogger!
Countess Mary von Faber-Castell, who acted as Speaker of the Management Board in the interim
phase, is to be appointed to the Supervisory Board later this year. Until she is formally
appointed, she will remain responsible for the cosmetics division on the companys Management
Board. Further Board members are Dr. Hans-Kurt von Werder (Technology) and Rolf
Schifferens (Sales Europe/North America).
The owner family welcomes the Supervisory Boards decision. Mr. Rogger satisfies our criteria
due not only to his many years of successful work in top management positions in globally
operating companies, but also the valuable experience he gained particularly in the Asian region.
In addition to this, with his personal integrity, he is an excellent fit to the values-driven corporate
culture of our company, stated Countess Mary von Faber-Castell and Count Charles von Faber-
Castell as representatives of the shareholders. Anton-Wolfgangs son Count Charles von Faber-
Castell is responsible for the worldwide operations of the company's strategically important
premium segment.
The Faber-Castell Group
With 2.4 billion graphite and colored pencils, Faber-Castell is the oldest and largest
manufacturer of wood-cased pencils, as well as the worlds leading supplier for high-quality
products for writing, drawing and creative design. Faber-Castell has production sites in nine
countries, sales companies in 23 countries and sales agents in over 120 countries. With over
7,500 employees the company most recently generated annual sales of around EUR 630 million.
The 15/16 financial year was the most successful in the companys history, and this trend
continued in the recently closed 16/17 business year. Traditionally, corporate key figures are
published in the fall.

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