Media release

Horgen, August 25, 2009 – Rainer Roten, CEO of SSM Textile Machinery and member of the Group Management since December 2006 is leaving the company with effect from December 31, 2009. He will be taking on a new challenge outside the Schweiter Technologies Group. The Board of Directors and Group Management would like to thank him for his contribution and wish him every success in his future tasks.