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STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS N.V. - Steinhoff Management

Release Date: 19/12/2017 13:46
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Steinhoff – Management

Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.
(Incorporated in the Netherlands)
(Registration number: 63570173)
Share Code: SNH
ISIN: NL0011375019


Steinhoff – Management


Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (the “Company”)

The Company is providing the following update to its various announcements
in December 2017 (December events).

Following the resignation of Dr Christo Wiese, as announced on 15 December
2017, herewith an update on the management and governance structure of
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (Steinhoff). The Supervisory Board has
appointed Ms. Heather Sonn as acting Chair of the company. She is also a
member of the independent committee of the Supervisory Board charged with
providing stable leadership and oversight to Steinhoff during this period. The
other members of the independent committee are Dr. Johan van Zyl, who chairs
the independent committee and Dr. Steve Booysen, who also chairs the Audit
Committee of the Supervisory Board.

Steinhoff is structured according to the Dutch governance convention of a
Supervisory Board of non-executive directors and a Management Board,
comprising executive directors. The Supervisory Board of Steinhoff confirms
that the Management Board of Steinhoff continues to exercise the executive
function of the group.

The management board has been strengthened by the appointment of an
acting Chief Executive officer (CEO) and deputy CEO and by the appointment
of two additional members; Daniel Maree van der Merwe, formerly Chief
Operating Officer, is appointed acting Chief Executive Officer of the group;
Alexandre Nodale, CEO of Conforama is appointed as Deputy CEO of the
group and will bring additional financial oversight and European retail
experience to the board (Alexandre will remain CEO of Conforama). In addition
Louis du Preez, an experienced attorney, specialising in corporate and
commercial matters is appointed as Commercial Director.

The Management Board thus comprises Daniel Maree van der Merwe, (Acting
Chief Executive Officer), Alexandre Nodale (Deputy CEO), Andries Benjamin
la Grange (Chief Financial Officer), and Louis du Preez, (Commercial Director).

The Management Board is supported by the full range of executive functions,
such as treasury, legal, secretarial, human resources and the like. This team
has been working together for many years in assisting global group operations.
Stakeholders are reminded that the Steinhoff business is managed on a
decentralised basis with competent, experienced, and local operational teams.
Inter alia;


   •   The Conforama group operates decentralised in eight countries with
       both the CEO of France and the CEO of foreign (ex France) operations
       reporting to Alexandre Nodale.
   •   Andy Bond and his executive committee leads the European general
       merchandise and variety discount business, the fastest growing
       business in the Steinhoff stable.
   •   Leon Lourens, joined Pepkor 23 years ago and was recently promoted
       to CEO of STAR, having fulfilled the role of CEO of PEP (the biggest
       retail business within the STAR stable).
   •   Steve Stagner (executive chairman) and Ken Murphy (CEO) oversaw
       Mattress Firm’s initial public offering in the United States of America in
       2011 and guided the company’s growth from $400 million in sales to over
       $3.5 billion in pro forma sales in 2015. The team is supported by Sean
       Summers.
   •   Michael Ford, a successful and respected business leader in Australia,
       was recently appointed as the CEO of the Asia Pacific business, and is
       supported by an experienced team of business specific CEO’s most of
       which has been with the businesses in excess of 10 years.
   •   Peter Pohlman remains as chairman of ERM overseeing the household
       goods retail businesses in Austria, Central and Eastern Europe and
       Germany. Peter is supported by strong CEOs and their executive teams
       in both these countries.

The group confirms that the entire global team is focused on managing their
businesses, and the group’s 130 000 employees globally, through this time.

19 December 2017

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