Supervisory Board reappoints Torsten Temp to the Management Board

Hamburg/Kiel, March 23, 2016 - At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of HSH Nordbank AG renewed Torsten Temp's tenure as the member of the Management Board responsible for the market to 30 April 2019.

Mr. Temp has been a member of HSH Nordbank's Management Board since 1 May 2010 and is in charge of the Shipping, Project and Real Estate Clients divisions.

“Torsten Temp has profound knowledge of the German and international markets that are of crucial importance to HSH Nordbank, particularly also with a view to the intended privatisation. The Supervisory Board is confident that Mr. Temp will convince these markets of the Bank’s capability to safeguard proven business relationships and to gain new clients in the years ahead as well,” said Dr. Thomas Mirow, Chairman of HSH Nordbank's Supervisory Board.

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