Sebastian H. Brandes	Jürgen Bialek
Chief Executive Officer, Finance & Production	Sales

Chief Executive Officer, Finance & Production

Sebastian H. Brandes

Sebastian H. Brandes, born in 1965, is married and has two children. He holds a Master Degree in Business Administration (University in Göttingen/Germany).

After having completed his professional education, military service and studies, Sebastian Brandes passed a management trainee program with Preussag AG from 1992 to 1994. Then he joined Noell Service Maschinentechnik GmbH and was appointed commercial manager. After Noell Service Maschinentechnik GmbH was taken over by the Konecranes Group, Sebastian Brandes joined the senior management and held several managerial positions (Financial Director, Managing Director) between 2000 and 2005. From 2005 to the beginning of 2009, Mr. Brandes managed STAHL CraneSystems GmbH in Künzelsau/ Germany as Managing Director. On 1 March 2009 he took over the CEO position in Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG.

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Sales

Jürgen Bialek

Jürgen Bialek trained in industrial management at PEINER AG, based in Peine, Germany, from August 1970 to April 1972. After training, Bialek was deployed as a sales employee in the grab division at PEINER AG, and was responsible for PEINER grab sales to the German market from 1976 to 1980. In 1981, Bialek was entrusted with the extension of PEINER's sales network into the Middle East and Far East, and headed the company's worldwide sales effort for PEINER grabs from 1985 to 1992. He has been working for the SMAG Group or its predecessor companies since the PEINER AG grab division acquisition by Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG's predecessor in 1986, with sole leadership of the grab division from 1992. Bialek has been a member of the management board of Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG since its transition from SMAG GmbH.

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