EQS-Adhoc: Basler AG: Basler AG announces change in its Management Board

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Management Board personnel

Basler AG announces change in its Management Board

Ahrensburg, October 30, 2025 – The supervisory board of Basler AG today approved changes to the management board.

The contract of the Chairman of the Management Board (CEO), Dr. Dietmar Ley, expires at the end of 2025. After more than 25 years as Chairman of the Management Board, Mr. Ley has expressed his wish not to extend his term of office for personal reasons and has asked the supervisory board to find a successor. The supervisory board has today complied with this request and decided to appoint long-standing member of the management board Hardy Mehl as CEO with effect from January 1, 2026. The management board and supervisory board are convinced that, after several difficult years, the company is now back on a stable footing and that the time is right to set a new course for the future. It is intended that Mr. Ley will continue to support the company in an advisory capacity and, at the request of the majority shareholder, will move to the supervisory board.  

Dr. Kai Jens Ströder will join the management board on January 1, 2026. He will fill the newly created position of Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and will be responsible for product generation and innovation in the future.

Mr. Hardy Mehl will be responsible for the global sales organization and the areas of operations, investor relations, and human resources in his position as Chief Executive Officer. Ines Brückel will continue to hold the position of Chief Financial Officer and will be responsible for the areas of finance, controlling, legal, and compliance.

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Basler AG is a leading international expert in computer vision. The company offers a broad, coordinated product portfolio of image processing hardware and software. It also works with customers to solve their vision application issues and develops customer-specific products or solutions. Founded in 1988, the Basler group employs around 850 people at its headquarters in Ahrensburg and at other sales and development locations in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Basler AG, Hardy Mehl (CCO/COO), An der Strusbek 60–62, 22926 Ahrensburg, Germany, Tel. +49 (0)4102-463101, ir/baslerweb.com, www.baslerweb.com, ISIN DE 0005102008