SLM Solutions: Management Board cont%ract extension

Lübeck, March 31, 2017 – The Supervisory Board of SLM Solutions Group AG, a leading provider of metal-based additive manufacturing technology, has implemented an early contract extension for Management Board member Henner Schöneborn until June 30, 2018. Mr. Schöneborn will be responsible for the areas of Research & Development, Product Management as well as “Corporate Development & Innovation”. He has already worked for SLM Solutions and its predecessor companies since 1993.

"As a consequence, Henner Schöneborn and Uwe Bögershausen will be members of the Management Board of the SLM Solutions Group until at least summer 2018," notes Supervisory Board Chairman Hans Joachim Ihde. "For us this is an important signal of continuity and stability for the company's further development. We are also making good progress with the CEO reappointment. We have already conducted discussions with candidates, who fit our profile well, and we are consequently also very optimistic about how this process is moving forward."

About the company:

Lübeck-based SLM Solutions Group AG is a leading provider of metal-based additive manufacturing technology. The company's shares are traded in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The stock has been listed in the TecDAX index since March 21, 2016. SLM Solutions focuses on the development, assembly and sale of machines and integrated system solutions in the field of selective laser melting. SLM Solutions currently employs over 320 members of staff in Germany, the USA, Singapore, Russia, India and China. The products are utilised worldwide by customers in particular from the aerospace, energy, healthcare and automotive industries.