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Change in the Managing Board of Sixt Leasing SE: Michael Martin Ruhl takes over CEO position from Thomas Spiegelhalter effective from 1 January 2019

Pullach, 30 October 2018 - The Supervisory Board of Sixt Leasing SE today appointed Mr Michael Martin Ruhl (47) as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sixt Leasing SE effective from 1 January 2019. He will take over the CEO position from Mr Thomas Spiegelhalter, who asked the Supervisory Board to terminate his contract early as of 31 December 2018. The Supervisory Board has complied with this request today.

Michael Martin Ruhl has been Managing Director of Hannover Leasing GmbH & Co. KG since 2013. The company manages more than 200 investments and mutual funds with a total asset value of around 10 billion euros.

Before joining Hannover Leasing, Mr Ruhl worked for 17 years in leading sales positions. After various positions at the Commerzbank, the banker and banking business economist moved in 1997 to DaimlerChrysler Services Structured Finance GmbH, a predecessor company of DFH Deutsche Fonds Holding AG, where he was last a member of the Board.

As CEO of Sixt Leasing SE, Mr Ruhl will assume responsibility for the departments Group Strategy and Corporate Development, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Purchasing, Remarketing und Human Resources.

Erich Sixt, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sixt Leasing SE: "On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Mr Spiegelhalter for his commitment to the company and wish him all the best for the future. With Michael Martin Ruhl, we have gained a leasing expert with more than 20 years of sales experience. The Supervisory Board is convinced that with Mr Ruhl at the top, Sixt Leasing will successfully continue the growth course it has embarked on and will push ahead with the planned international expansion in the Online Retail and Fleet Management business fields."

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About Sixt Leasing:
Sixt Leasing SE (WKN: A0DPRE / ISIN: DE000A0DPRE6) based in Pullach near Munich is market leader in online sales of new vehicles as well as specialist in management and full-service leasing of large fleets. With tailor-made solutions, the company enables the longer-term mobility of its private and corporate customers.

Private and commercial customers use the online platforms sixt-neuwagen.de and autohaus24.de to lease new vehicles affordably. Corporate customers benefit from the cost-saving leasing of their vehicle fleet and from efficient fleet management.

Sixt Leasing SE has been listed in the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) since 7 May 2015. In fiscal year 2017, the Group generated consolidated revenue of EUR 744 million.
www.sixt-leasing.com

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