2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: All proposals approved
Dietlikon, 27 March 2018 – Implenia Ltd.’s Annual General Meeting has approved all of the Board of Directors’ proposals. Among other things, shareholders authorised payment of an ordinary dividend of CHF 2.00 per share (previous year: CHF 2.00). Furthermore they discharged the Members of the Board of Directors and Group Executive Board for their actions in 2017 and approved the latest Remuneration Report in a consultative vote.
Chantal Balet Emery did not stand for re-election at this year’s AGM. She was a Member of the Board of Directors from March 2013. The Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board would like to thank Mrs. Balet Emery for her valuable service and her long-standing commitment to the Group. Shareholders elected Martin A. Fischer as a new member of the Board of Directors. Board Members Hans Ulrich Meister (Chairman), Kyrre Olaf Johansen, Henner Mahlstedt, Ines Pöschel and Laurent Vulliet were confirmed in their posts for a further term.
There was a further increase in Implenia’s order backlog in the first quarter of 2018. It stood at CHF 6.4 billion at the end of the period, compared to CHF 6.0 billion at the end of the 2017 financial year.
Implenia press contact:
Reto Aregger
Head of Communications Group
Tel.: +41 58 474 74 77
Implenia is Switzerland’s leading construction and construction services company. It also has strong positions in the German, Austrian and Scandinavian infrastructure markets. Established in 2006, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of construction tradition. It brings the expertise of its highly skilled construction units together under the roof of a company active throughout Europe. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all areas of construction, the Group can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, employs around 10,000 people throughout Europe and posted revenue of around CHF 3.9 billion in 2017. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
