Schenker: Jörg Arnold Eggenberger to head Schenker Schweiz AG

(Essen/Zurich, July 9, 2009) Jörg Arnold Eggenberger was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Schenker Schweiz AG on July 1, 2009. For the time being Mr. Eggenberger, aged 47, will also be the acting Chairman of the Management Board of Hangartner AG. His predecessor, Dr. Dieter Bambauer, is leaving the company at his own request.

"In Jörg Eggenberger we have a leader who is thoroughly familiar with the business in Switzerland, our customers and the market and who enriches our management team in every respect," said Karl Nutzinger, Member of the Management Board of Schenker AG responsible for Europe.

With more than 400 employees at eleven locations, Schenker Schweiz AG is one of the leading providers of integrated logistics services in Switzerland. Its locations in Basel, Eiken, Embrach-Embraport, Geneva, Schaffhausen, Stabio, St. Margrethen, Zurich and Zurich airport offer customers a total of more than 12,000 square meters in space for warehousing and transshipment.