SFS increases shareholder payout
02 June 2017
The SFS Group AGM celebrated a successful 2016 financial year, consequently approving an increased shareholder payout of CHF 1.75 per share (€1.61), 17% higher than the previous year.
At the Annual General Meeting, Board Chairman Heinrich Spoerry commented on the successful 2016 financial year, during which SFS achieved solid growth in its core business.
Thanks to two acquisitions, it was able to position itself attractively in the growing medical device market. In his speech, Jens Breu, CEO of the SFS Group, focused on SFS’s comprehensive range of competencies and applications in the medical device market, and on important future projects. Rolf Frei, CFO of the SFS Group, commented on selected financial aspects of 2016.
Nick Huber and Bettina Stadler were elected as new members of the board of directors of SFS Group. They replace Ruedi Huber and Karl Stadler who both resigned their seats after many years of commitment to the successful development of SFS Group. All other members of the board of directors were re-elected to their previous positions, as was Heinrich Spoerry as chairman of the board of directors.