COMPO EXPERT Appoints Hans-Christian Nehlsen as New Chief Financial Officer

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MUNSTER, Germany, Nov. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    COMPO EXPERT GmbH (COMPO EXPERT), a leading manufacturer of specialty

fertilizers for commercial use has appointed Hans-Christian Nehlsen as its new

Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As a proven financial controller with deep

finance experience, Mr. Nehlsen will be responsible for the Finance and

Accounting, Human Resources, IT and Legal departments. COMPO EXPERT is a

portfolio company of the London headquartered global alternative investments

firm XIO Group.

    "In Hans-Christian Nehlsen, we have gained a seasoned finance professional

with a strong track record in various leadership functions, corporate finance

projects combined with extensive experience working in private equity-backed

companies," said Thomas H. Ahrens, CEO of COMPO EXPERT. "With his profound

expertise and business-oriented perspective, he is a perfect fit to contribute

to COMPO EXPERT's profitable growth in the future."

    "COMPO EXPERT is a highly attractive and innovative company with leading

market positions worldwide. I am looking forward to bringing my professional

competences to my new role as CFO and together with the other board members

contribute to the company's continued success," added Hans-Christian Nehlsen.

    Hans-Christian Nehlsen (39), has several years of experience in various

finance and management functions. Mr. Nehlsen joined COMPO EXPERT from

laboratory diagnostics provider, amedes Holding GmbH, where he worked for five

years in the group's finance and controlling department. Most recently, he led

and represented the finance functions on the management board as Vice President

Finance. In this role, and previous positions at the company he was responsible

for the continuous optimisation of finance, reporting and restructuring

processes to increase margins, as well as amedes' activities in the fields of

M&A, business intelligence and SAP. Additionally, he was in charge of

maintaining the interfaces to the credit consortium and analysts and conducted

annual rating updates with Moody's/S&P.

    From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Nehlsen was Vice President Controlling at wind

turbine manufacturer, Repower (today Senvion S.A.). His main responsibilities

included the company's Group and Operational Controlling and overseeing several

corporate finance projects such as capital increases and refinancings.

    Mr. Nehlsen succeeds Thiemo Heinzen, who decided to leave COMPO EXPERT in

order to assume a new role as CFO of a large family-owned trading company. The

COMPO EXPERT board would like to thank Mr. Heinzen for his dedicated work for

the company.

    About COMPO EXPERT

    COMPO EXPERT GmbH, with headquarters in Münster in the German region of

Westphalia, is an international company with locations in Europe, North and

South America, Asia and South Africa. The Company produces and sells special

fertilizers and biostimulants for all areas of plant cultivation. COMPO EXPERT

offers a broad range of high quality, innovative special fertilizers for

commercial use. Its product range includes innovative slow-release fertilizers,

special mineral fertilizers, coated fertilizers, nutrient salts, liquid

fertilizers, trace nutrients and soil treatments. With those products, COMPO

EXPERT is a market leader in Europe.

COMPO EXPERT was acquired in 2015 by XIO Group, a global alternative

investments company, and now has approximately 600 employees. For more

information, visit: http://www.compo-expert.com .

    About XIO Group

    XIO Group is a global alternative investments firm headquartered in London

with more than $3.2 billion of committed capital that employs an international

team of more than 70 professionals. Representing more than 15 nationalities

among its employees and its network of advisors, the firm has operations in the

United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong and mainland China. With a

seasoned international investment team that includes professionals with

experience working at many of the world's leading private equity firms, XIO

Group seeks to deploy its capital for global transactions. XIO Group's strategy

is to identify and invest in market-leading businesses located across North

America and Europe and help these companies to capitalize on untapped

opportunities in fast growing markets, particularly in Asia. XIO Group is led

by its four founders: Athene Li, Joseph Pacini, Murphy Qiao and Carsten Geyer.

For more information, visit: http://www.xiogroup.com.

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SOURCE: COMPO EXPERT GmbH