Nico Müller to become APG|SGA’s new CFO – Change in the management of APG|SGA AG

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Article 53 of the KR]

The Board of Directors of APG|SGA has appointed Nico Müller (43) as the new CFO of APG|SGA and a member of the Executive Board. A proven finance expert, he brings with him many years’ experience in finance, having held various senior management positions. Nico Müller has been employed by the Acino Group as Head of Group Finance since 2021. Prior to that, he held various senior roles at KPMG and the Dätwyler Group. Nico Müller will take up his new role at APG|SGA on 1 March 2024. He succeeds Beat Hermann, who – as previously announced – will be leaving APG|SGA at the end of March 2024.

Nico Müller, aged 43, graduated from the University of Bern with a lic.rer.pol in Business Administration and Economics. He is a Swiss-certified auditor and has successfully completed a further qualification at the CFA Institute as a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Markus Ehrle, CEO of APG|SGA, is convinced: “We are delighted to have recruited Nico Müller to APG|SGA – a finance leader with a strong focus on implementation and results, and with many years’ experience in international, listed groups – and to continue our success story with him.”

“APG|SGA is a well-established, forward-looking company with a clear market positioning. I am very much looking forward to my new role and to working with my future team and the company’s management,” says Nico Müller.

Following a brief joint induction period, Nico Müller will succeed Beat Hermann in March 2024. Daniel Hofer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of APG|SGA, has already expressed his gratitude: “With his extensive expertise and exemplary personal commitment, Beat Hermann has made a significant contribution to the success of APG|SGA over the past eleven years. The Board of Directors and the Executive Board would like to thank him warmly and wish him all the best for the future.”