Engel to succeed Felcht

Dusseldorf (ots) -

- Cross-reference: photos were sent via satellite and are
available at http://www.presseportal.de/galerie.html

- cross reference: Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.
Utz-Hellmuth Felcht and Dr. Klaus Engel are available at
http://www.presseportal.de/dokumente.html

At today's meeting, the Supervisory Board of Degussa AG,
Dusseldorf, approved the following Management changes:

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Utz-Hellmuth Felcht (59) will be stepping down
from his post as Chairman of the Management Board of Degussa AG at
the end of this year's Annual General Meeting at the end of May, and
leaving the company.

Dr. Klaus Engel (49), presently Managing Director of Brenntag
Management GmbH, Mulheim an der Ruhr, will become, as the successor
to Felcht, Chairman of the Management Board on June 1, 2006.

Dr. Alfred Oberholz (53) will become Deputy Chairman of the
Management Board of Degussa AG, effective May 1, 2006.

Dr. Bernhard Hofmann (54) is stepping down from the Management
Board of Degussa AG on April 30, 2006, at his own request.

Dr. Thomas Schoeneberg (60) will be stepping down from his post as
Member of the Management Board of Degussa AG, and leaving the company
effective June 30, 2006.

The Supervisory Board would like to thank the Management Board
members who are stepping down, in particular Prof. Felcht, for their
excellent work in establishing the company over the past few years,
and the outstanding service they have performed for Degussa and its
employees. Dr. Werner Müller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of
Degussa AG comments: "With strategic vision and specialist expertise
extending far beyond the Group, making him one of the foremost
Chairmen in the German and European chemicals sector, Prof. Felcht
has shaped the new Degussa as the world's number one in specialty
chemicals, consistently advancing its further development. I would
like to thank him very much for this." These accomplishments will
serve as the foundation for the Management Board under Dr. Engel. Dr.
Müller: "The Supervisory Board wishes Dr. Engel every success with
his future responsibility."

Degussa is the global market leader in specialty chemicals. Our
business is creating essentials-innovative products and system
solutions that make indispensable contributions to our customers'
success. In fiscal 2005 around 44,000 employees worldwide generated
sales of 11.8 billion euros and operating profits (EBIT) of 940
million euros.

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