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