Aryzta AG: Wolfgang Werlé steps down from Board of Directors

Zurich / CH. (aag) Swiss Aryzta AG has announced that Wolfgang Werlé, Vice Chairman of the company´s Board of Directors, was stepping down from his post and leaving the Board on 29 December 2008. Werlé is one of the architects of the merger between Hiestand Holding AG and IAWS Group PLC in summer 2008 to form Aryzta AG, the worldwide market leader for high quality bakery and convenience products. He is leaving the Board of Directors because of the heavy workload created by other international business commitments.