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(Holzminden/Frankfurt) Fragrance and flavoring manufacturer Symrise
welcomes Dr. Thomas Rabe, CFO at Bertelsmann, as the newest member of
its Supervisory Board.

On April 22nd 2009 the local court of Hildesheim appointed Dr. Thomas
Rabe (43) to become a new member of  the Supervisory Board of
Symrise, effective immediately. Dr. Thomas Rabe is the official
successor of Klaus Kühn, CFO at Bayer, who stepped down from
Symrise's Supervisory Board on December 31, 2008. Dr. Rabe is one of
the six members of the Supervisory Board, who are representing the
shareholders.

Dr. Rabe has been the chief financial officer at Bertelsmann since
2006. He studied business administration at the University of
Cologne, where he also completed a doctoral degree (Dr. rer. pol.) in
1995..Dr. Rabe began his career in 1989. Early on he held various
positions at the European Commission, the legal firm Forrester Norall
& Sutton, the Treuhandanstalt and an investment company. In 1998 he
was named a member of the board at the custodian bank Cedel (now
Clearstream AG). He became CFO of the RTL Group in 2000 before being
appointed CFO and head of the corporate center at Bertelsmann in
2006.

Dr. Rabe is currently also on the Supervisory Boards of the RTL Group
and Gruner & Jahr. He is married and lives in Berlin and Gütersloh.

"The Supervisory Board of Symrise AG is pleased to welcome our new
member, Dr. Thomas Rabe, who has outstanding expertise in financial
issues", says Andreas Schmid, Chairman of the Supervisory Board. As
an independent expert and member of the Audit Committee of the
Supervisory Board of Symrise AG, Dr. Rabe will advise the Symrise
Group in all financial matters.


About Symrise
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings and raw
materials and active ingredients for the perfume, cosmetics and food
industry.

Its sales of ¤1.32 billion in 2008 place the company among the top
four in the international flavors and fragrances market.
Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, Symrise is represented in more
than 35 countries in Europe, Asia, the United States and South
America.

The number of patent applications the company files each year lies
significantly above the industry average, making Symrise one of the
most innovative manufacturers on the market. Used by manufacturers of
perfumes, cosmetics and foods, our products are an inseparable part
of daily life. At Symrise we combine an awareness of consumer trends
with cutting-edge technologies, focusing on innovative fashion and
lifestyle products that have additional practical value for the
consumer. Symrise - always inspiring more.

www.symrise.com


Contact:

Katja Derow,
red roses communications,
Phone: [phone],
e-mail: [e-mail]


 
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