Nikolai Setzer Takes Over as Temporary Head of Continental's Tyre Division

HANOVER, Germany, February 17 --

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On 1st March 2009 Nikolai Setzer will take over temporary management of the Car Tyre Division, in addition to the position he already holds as head of the Replacement Business Car and Light Truck Tyre Division Europe and Africa. In his new function he will report to board director Dr. Hans-Joachim Nikolin, who represents the Commercial Vehicle Tyre Division and also, for the time being, the Car Tyre Division. There will be no change to the current structure with two tyre divisions.

Nikolai Setzer (37) is a graduated industrial engineer, who studied at the University of Darmstadt. Since joining Continental in 1997 he has held various positions, including head of the global Original Equipment Car Tyre Business with DaimlerChrysler, head of Research & Development Car Tyres and global Original Equipment Activities Car Tyres. These positions involved more than two years working in the USA. On 1st September 2008 he became head of the Replacement Business Car Tyres for Europe and Africa, as well as being responsible for the global marketing activities of the Car Tyre Division.

With targeted annual sales of 25 billion Euro for 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of tyres, brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 146,500 at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries. For further details, visit http://www.conti-online.com.

One in four tyres in Europe is manufactured by market leader Continental. In the Original Equipment sector, a full 30% of all new European cars leave the factory on Continental tyres. The Tyre Divisions are an Official Sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM). For further details, visit http://www.ContiSoccerWorld.de.

    
    Alexander Lührs                       Klaus Engelhart
    Head of Public Relations              Press Officer
    Car Tyre Division                     Car Tyre Division
    Continental AG, Rubber Group          Continental AG, Rubber Group
    Büttnerstrasse 25, D-30165 Hannover   Büttnerstrasse 25, D-30165 Hannover
    Germany                               Germany
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    E-mail: alexander.luehrs@conti.de     E-mail: klaus.engelhart@conti.de
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Alexander Lührs, Head of Public Relations, Car Tyre Division, Continental AG, Rubber Group, Germany, Tel.: +49-511-938-2615, Fax:+49-511-938-2455, E-mail: alexander.luehrs@conti.de; Klaus Engelhart, Press Officer, Car Tyre Division, Continental AG, Rubber Group, Büttnerstrasse 25, D-30165 Hannover, Germany, Tel.: +49-511-938-2285, Fax:+49-511-938-2455, E-mail: klaus.engelhart@conti.de