COMPO EXPERT Appoints Hans-Christian Nehlsen as New Chief Financial Officer

Münster, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) -

COMPO EXPERT GmbH (COMPO EXPERT), a leading manufacturer of
specialty fertilizers for commercial use has appointed Hans-Christian
Nehlsen as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As a proven
financial controller with deep finance experience, Mr. Nehlsen will
be responsible for the Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, IT
and Legal departments. COMPO EXPERT is a portfolio company of the
London headquartered global alternative investments firm XIO Group.

"In Hans-Christian Nehlsen, we have gained a seasoned finance
professional with a strong track record in various leadership
functions, corporate finance projects combined with extensive
experience working in private equity-backed companies," said Thomas
H. Ahrens, CEO of COMPO EXPERT. "With his profound expertise and
business-oriented perspective, he is a perfect fit to contribute to
COMPO EXPERT's profitable growth in the future."

"COMPO EXPERT is a highly attractive and innovative company with
leading market positions worldwide. I am looking forward to bringing
my professional competences to my new role as CFO and together with
the other board members contribute to the company's continued
success," added Hans-Christian Nehlsen.

Hans-Christian Nehlsen (39), has several years of experience in
various finance and management functions. Mr. Nehlsen joined COMPO
EXPERT from laboratory diagnostics provider, amedes Holding GmbH,
where he worked for five years in the group's finance and controlling
department. Most recently, he led and represented the finance
functions on the management board as Vice President Finance. In this
role, and previous positions at the company he was responsible for
the continuous optimisation of finance, reporting and restructuring
processes to increase margins, as well as amedes' activities in the
fields of M&A, business intelligence and SAP. Additionally, he was in
charge of maintaining the interfaces to the credit consortium and
analysts and conducted annual rating updates with Moody's/S&P.

From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Nehlsen was Vice President Controlling at
wind turbine manufacturer, Repower (today Senvion S.A.). His main
responsibilities included the company's Group and Operational
Controlling and overseeing several corporate finance projects such as
capital increases and refinancings.

Mr. Nehlsen succeeds Thiemo Heinzen, who decided to leave COMPO
EXPERT in order to assume a new role as CFO of a large family-owned
trading company. The COMPO EXPERT board would like to thank Mr.
Heinzen for his dedicated work for the company.

About COMPO EXPERT

COMPO EXPERT GmbH, with headquarters in Münster in the German
region of Westphalia, is an international company with locations in
Europe, North and South America, Asia and South Africa. The Company
produces and sells special fertilizers and biostimulants for all
areas of plant cultivation. COMPO EXPERT offers a broad range of high
quality, innovative special fertilizers for commercial use. Its
product range includes innovative slow-release fertilizers, special
mineral fertilizers, coated fertilizers, nutrient salts, liquid
fertilizers, trace nutrients and soil treatments. With those
products, COMPO EXPERT is a market leader in Europe.

COMPO EXPERT was acquired in 2015 by XIO Group, a global
alternative investments company, and now has approximately 600
employees. For more information, visit: http://www.compo-expert.com .

About XIO Group

XIO Group is a global alternative investments firm headquartered
in London with more than $3.2 billion of committed capital that
employs an international team of more than 70 professionals.
Representing more than 15 nationalities among its employees and its
network of advisors, the firm has operations in the United Kingdom,
Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong and mainland China. With a seasoned
international investment team that includes professionals with
experience working at many of the world's leading private equity
firms, XIO Group seeks to deploy its capital for global transactions.
XIO Group's strategy is to identify and invest in market-leading
businesses located across North America and Europe and help these
companies to capitalize on untapped opportunities in fast growing
markets, particularly in Asia. XIO Group is led by its four founders:
Athene Li, Joseph Pacini, Murphy Qiao and Carsten Geyer. For more
information, visit: http://www.xiogroup.com.

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