Sourour Stanke new head of department

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Munich, January 10, 2017 – Ms. Sourour Stanke (37) has been appointed the new Head of Corporate Communications at Giesecke & Devrient. Ms. Stanke took up the role on January 2, 2017 and in this position will report directly to the Chairman of the Management Board Ralf Wintergerst. She succeeds Kay Laudien, who acted as interim Head of Corporate Communications.

Stanke began her career at Siemens AG, before moving to Linde AG in 2010. She held several management positions in communications at the company, most recently as Head of Global Communications at the Group.

“We are delighted to have Ms. Stanke on board, with her wealth of international experience as a communications expert. She will continue to promote G&D’s international position as a leading provider of security technology. At the same time, we would like to thank Mr. Laudien for his hard work and support in the past year and wish him all the best for the future”, commented Ralf Wintergerst.