Juliane Wiemerslage, who holds a PhD in law, has assumed global responsibility for the Human Resources organization at Henkel effective February 1, 2008.  Wiemerslage has nearly 20 years of national and international Human Resources management experience. “We are pleased to have found in Juliane Wiemerslage an excellent manager with many years of international management experience,” says Kasper Rorsted, Vice Chairman of the Henkel Management Board.

Prior to joining Henkel, Wiemerslage was Managing Director Human Resources at Deutsche Bank AG. After completing her PhD studies in law, she started her professional career at IBM Deutschland GmbH, where she was appointed member of the Board and Director Human Resources in 1999. In her new role as Corporate Senior Vice President Human Resources at Henkel, Juliane Wiemerslage succeeds Dirk-Stephan Koedijk, who has been responsible for Corporate Compliance since December 1, 2007.

For more than 130 years, Henkel has been a leader with brands and technologies that make people's lives easier, better and more beautiful. Henkel operates in three business areas - Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesives Technologies - and ranks among the Fortune Global 500 companies. In fiscal 2006, Henkel generated sales of 12.740 billion euros and operating profit of 1,298 million euros. Our 53,000 employees worldwide are dedicated to fulfilling our corporate claim, "A Brand like a Friend," and ensuring that people in more than 125 countries can trust in brands and technologies from Henkel.