Symrise Selects Executive Committee

Symrise AG selected two new members of the executive committee. The Supervisory Board elected Hans Holger Gliewe as head of the flavor & nutrition division. Gliewe has been with the group since 1980. Additionally, chief financial officer Dominique Yates will leave the group at his own request and in good understanding effective Dec. 31, 2009. His successor as CFO has already been chosen.