From mid-February 2003, the Corporate Communications department of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be run by Dr. Friedmar Nusch, 52. The position has not been occupied for the last year. Dr. Nusch will cover the international business and trade press work and internal communication within the Group. He reports directly to the CEO of Heidelberg, Bernhard Schreier. Previously, Dr. Nusch was Head of Corporate Communications worldwide at Aventis in Strasbourg/Frankfurt. Before that he held a similar position at Hoechst AG in Frankfurt and worked for ABB AG in the Rhine-Neckar region for four years. A Doctor of Economics, he began his career at the Arbeitergeberverband Metall (German Engineering & Metal Industry Employers' Association), Cologne, and Ford-Werke AG, also in Cologne.