Beiersdorf CEO Signs Five-Year Contract Following Strong 2013
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Beiersdorf CEO Stefan Heidenreich has signed a new five-year contract extending his tenure through 2019, the Hamburg, Germany-based firm announces in conjunction with the release of its preliminary Q4/full year 2013 results. Sales rose more than 7% organically to more than $8 billion, though the results on a nominal sales basis were weighted down by currency effects.
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