• Hubert Angleys appointed as new CFO and member of the Executive Committee from February 2016.
• Current CFO, Andrew Firmston-Williams, shall leave the company after due notice period.

Yverdon-Les-Bains, Switzerland, 9 December 2015 – To support Leclanché’s current growth, the company’s board has decided to appoint a new CFO to help strengthen its fast ramping operations.

Hubert Angelys, a French citizen, has 25 years of experience during which he has held several Finance Director positions with country, regional and global responsibilities. His career has allowed him to span a diverse range of business sectors, size and functions, which will allow him to be rapidly operational and to contribute fully to the leadership of the business.

Most recently, until August 2014, Hubert served as the CEO of METALOR Group, a multibillion global corporation headquartered in Neuchâtel (Switzerland). His vast and rich experience includes working as CFO in Companies like METALOR, ALCOA Europe – Geneva and SICPA Group – Lausanne.

Andrew Firmston-Williams, current CFO of the Company, will be leaving his active duty from Feb 2016, while serving the due notice period until June 2016.

Anil Srivastava, CEO of Leclanché SA, adds: “I am pleased to welcome Hubert. I am confident that Hubert will make a significant contribution to Leclanché’s growth. I wish to thank Andrew for his service throughout the past two and a half years to the Company”. 

For further information

Tél.: +41 (0) 24 424 65 00
E-Mail: communication@leclanche.com

About Leclanché

Headquartered in Switzerland, Leclanché SA is a leading provider of high-quality energy storage solutions designed to accelerate our progress towards a clean energy future. Leclanché’s history and heritage is rooted in over 100 years of battery and energy storage innovation and the Company is a trusted provider of energy storage solutions globally. This coupled with the Company’s culture of German engineering and Swiss precision and quality, continues to make Leclanché the partner of choice for both disruptors, established companies and governments who are pioneering positive changes in how energy is produced, distributed and consumed around the world. The energy transition is being driven primarily by changes in the management of our electricity networks and the electrification of transport, and these two end markets form the backbone of our strategy and business model. Leclanché is at the heart of the convergence of the electrification of transport and the changes in the distribution network. Leclanché is the only listed pure play energy storage company in the world, organised along three business units: stationary storage solutions, e-Transport solutions and specialty batteries systems. Leclanché is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: LECN).

SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9

Disclaimer

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Contacts Leclanché

Media Switzerland /Europe:

Thierry Meyer

T: +41 (0) 79 785 35 81

E-mail: tme@dynamicsgroup.ch

Media North America:

Henry Feintuch / Ashley Blas

T: +1-914-548-6924 / +1-509-494-4053

E-mail: leclanche@feintuchpr.com  

Media Germany:

Christoph Miller

T: +49 (0) 711 947 670

E-mail: leclanche@sympra.de

Investor Contacts:

Anil Srivastava / Hubert Angleys

T: +41 (0) 24 424 65 00

E-mail: invest.leclanche@leclanche.com