Stephan Seifert new Managing Director Controlling and Finance for Körber PaperLink

Hamburg, September 3, 2007 – As of September 1, 2007, Stephan Seifert (40) joined Körber PaperLink GmbH, Hamburg, Germany as Managing Director Finance and Controlling. Körber PaperLink is a supplier of system solutions for the Paper, Tissue and Absorbent Hygiene industries and belongs to the international Körber Group. Stephan Seifert worked the last seven years at GEA Group, headquartered in Bochum, Germany. His latest positions were Managing Director/CFO of one of the group’s companies and Directeur Général of one of their French subsidiary companies. Stephan Seifert holds a degree

in Business Administration from the University of Duisburg, Germany, and an MBA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Körber PaperLink – Specialist for Machinery and Services for the Paper, Tissue and Absorbent Hygiene Industries. Körber PaperLink (KPL) located in Hamburg, Germany, belongs to the international Körber Group. As a holding, KPL brings together a group of internationally operating companies specialized in the manufacture of machinery for the paper, tissue and absorbent hygiene industries. Each of these companies and brands - E.C.H. Will, SHM, Kugler-Womako, Pemco, Wrapmatic, Fabio Perini, Perini Engraving, Green Bay Engineering, KPL Packaging, Casmatic, Körber Engineering Shanghai and Winkler+Dünnebier - has a specific core expertise.

The KPL portfolio covers production lines for cut-size and folio-size papers, stationery items, envelopes and pockets and security documents as well as tissue and hygiene products. The range also comprises packaging lines for cut-size, folio-size reams and tissue products as well as palletizing solutions. Through the synergies deriving from the expertise that each company contributes to the group, Körber PaperLink is able to offer its customers comprehensive system solutions from a single source. Körber PaperLink has marketing, sales and service offices in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Contact: Körber PaperLink GmbH Mirjam Melanie Müller Corporate Communications Nagelsweg 33-35 20097 Hamburg Phone: +49 (40) 2 11 07-503 Fax: +49 (40) 21107-10503 E-Mail: mirjam.melanie.mueller@kpl.net