Cyrus Jilla named as new CEO of Element Six

摘要

The Board of Element Six SA, an independently managed joint venture between De Beers SA (majority shareholder) and Umicore SA, today announced that Christian Hultner, the CEO of Element Six, will leave the company on September 30th 2008 and has named Cyrus Jilla as the new CEO effective October 1 st 2008. Christian Hultner will remain on the Element Six Board as a non-executive director. Mr. Jonathan Oppenheimer, non-executive chairman in recognising Christian Hultner's substantial contribution to Element Six, over his eight years of service, said, "During Christian Hultner's tenure, he has led Element Six through a period of transformation, establishing the company as the undisputed market leader in supermaterials, outperforming all its peers, and creating a company with excellent long-term growth prospects."