Rosenbauer International AG : Günter Kitzmüller – new appointment to Executive Board of Rosenbauer International AG Change of generations in Executive Board now complete

Ladies and Gentlemen,  Günter Kitzmüller - new appointment to Executive Board of Rosenbauer International AG Change of generations in Executive Board now complete

Leonding, January 28, 2013 The Supervisory Board of Rosenbauer International AG has appointed Günter Kitzmüller (51) as a new Member of the Executive Board with effect from February 1, 2013. After 30 years at Rosenbauer, the long-serving Executive Board Member Robert Kastil, hitherto responsible for the Finance, Controlling, Investor Relations, Treasury, IT and Risk Management portfolios, is to retire as planned when his Executive Board employment contract expires at the end of September 2013. In his first few months, Günter Kitzmüller will be mainly in charge of integrating the new Slovenian Group company Rosenbauer d.o.o., and will gradually assume the functions currently exercised by Robert Kastil. In the person of Günter Kitzmüller, Rosenbauer has won an experienced financial manager. His most recent position was Executive Manager and Chief Financial Officer at the Fischer Sports Group in Ried, Austria, where he was responsible for strategy, administration of holdings, controlling, finance and accounting, purchasing and logistics, IT, HR and legal matters. Previously, Günter Kitzmüller had been with Trench Austria GmbH in Leonding between 1990 and 2008, also as an Executive Manager, with responsibility for the Finance & Accounting and Controlling portfolios. "By appointing Günter Kitzmüller to the Executive Board we have completed the active changeover of generations at Rosenbauer, thereby ensuring continuity in the company's management", notes Supervisory Board Chairman Dr. Alfred Hutterer, commenting on this decision.

	The Rosenbauer Group The Rosenbauer Group is the world's leading manufacturer of fire fighting and disaster protection vehicles for airports and industry. Rosenbauer is a full-liner with over 2,500 employees and an extensive range of municipal fire fighting vehicles and aerials in line with both European and US standards, a comprehensive selection of airport and industrial vehicles, the latest extinguishing systems and special fire service equipment. In 2011, the Group, which is represented in over 100 countries, generated revenues of over 540 m€.

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