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  • 2018

    • 12/5/2018 - Change on Board of Directors of Komax Holding AG
      Daniel Hirschi, member of the Board of Directors of Komax Holding AG since 2005 and Vice-Chairman since 2014, will not be standing for re-election at the 2019 Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors will propose at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 16 April 2019 that Dr. Mariel Hoch be elected as a new Board member.
    • 11/12/2018 - Komax strengthens testing business in North Africa
      To secure an even stronger position in testing activities in the fast-growing North African market, Komax established a new company in Morocco a few days ago. The company is called Komax TSK Maroc and is located in the port city of Tangier, on the Straits of Gibraltar.
    • 8/21/2018 - Significant increase in order intake, revenues and profitability
      The Komax Group reported a very successful first half of 2018 and continued to expand its leading market position. While order intake rose by 14.0% to CHF 256.0 million, revenues increased by as much as 21.7% to CHF 236.9 million compared with the previous year.
    • 4/19/2018 - 2018 Annual General Meeting of Komax Holding AG
      At the Annual General Meeting of Komax Holding AG held on 19 April 2018 at the Culture and Congress Center Lucerne (KKL), shareholders approved all the proposals of the Board of Directors. They confirmed the re-appointment of all the existing Members of the Board of Directors for another term of office, and approved the distribution of 6.50 Swiss francs per share.
    • 3/20/2018 - Strong growth in order intake, revenues and Group profit after taxes – high level of investment in research and development
      In 2017, the Komax Group further expanded its position as market and technology leader. This is reflected in the high order intake of CHF 449.7 million (+21.5%) and the increase in revenues to CHF 408.5 million (+9.6%).
    • 3/6/2018 - Komax plans to expand its Executive Committee from 2019
      Since the sale of the Medtech business unit in April 2016, Komax has been focussing exclusively on the automation of wire processing. The sale of Medtech also involved a reduction in the size of the Executive Committee. In light of strong growth and the need to ensure continued good corporate governance, Komax is planning to expand its Executive Committee from two to five members with effect from 1 January 2019. Consequently, it is proposing to the Annual General Meeting of 19 April 2018 a total compensation amount payable to an Executive Committee comprising five members in respect of the 2019 financial year.
    • 1/23/2018 - Strong growth in order intake and revenues
      In the 2017 financial year, the Komax Group recorded significant increases in both order intake and revenues. At CHF 449.7 million, order intake was up 21.5% on the prior year (CHF 370.2 million), while revenues increased by around 10% to approximately CHF 410 million (prior year: CHF 373 million).

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