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Press Releases

Dec 20, 2019,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel appoints new CFO

Marco Swoboda to become new Henkel CFO

Effective January 1, 2020, Marco Swoboda ‏(48), Corporate Senior Vice President Finance, will become new Chief Financial Officer of Henkel. He will succeed Carsten Knobel ‏(50) who will take over the position as CEO effective January 1, 2020.

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Nov 14, 2019,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel confirms guidance for fiscal year 2019

Differentiated performance in increasingly difficult market environment

Adhesive Technologies delivers robust performance
Beauty Care below prior year
Laundry & Home Care achieves good business development
Group sales rise by 0.8% to 5,077 million euros, organic: -0.3%
EBIT margin* at 16.7% ‏(-1.7 pp)
Earnings per preferred share* reach 1.43 euros, nominal -9.5%, at constant exchange rates -10.8%
Increased investments in brands and digitalization
Very strong free cash flow: 823 million euros ‏(+339 million euros)