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MTU Aero Engines’ Supervisory Board renews Reiner Winkler’s contract

Munich, October 10, 2013 - MTU Aero Engines AG’s Supervisory Board today unanimously voted to extend the contract with Chief Financial Officer Reiner Winkler. The new, five-year contract will run from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2019. On January 1, 2014, Winkler will take over the helm of MTU Aero Engines AG as its new Chief Executive Officer, a role he will serve in addition to his duties as CFO.

Winkler has been a member of MTU Aero Engines’ Board of Management since May 2005 and has so far been responsible for finances, human resources and IT. Winkler, who grew up in Hesse and has a business administration background, joined MTU in 2001. He came from TEMIC Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, where he served as Managing Director, Finances and Controlling. He previously also held various senior positions with Daimler-Benz AG and Siemens AG.

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About MTU Aero Engines

MTU Aero Engines is Germany's leading, the country's only independent engine manufacturer and an established global player in the industry. It engages in the development, manufacture, marketing and support of commercial and military aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technological leader in low-pressure turbines, high-pressure compressors, manufacturing processes, and repair techniques. In the commercial maintenance area, MTU Maintenance is the world's largest independent provider of engine maintenance services. In the military arena, MTU Aero Engines is Germany's industrial lead company for practically all engines flown by the country's military. MTU operates affiliates around the globe; Munich is home to its corporate headquarters. In fiscal 2012, the company had a workforce of some 8,500 employees and posted consolidated sales of some 3.4 billion euros. In early March this year, the company won the German Industry’s 32nd Innovation Award, and in April, it was honored with the German Innovation Award. In both instances, MTU received the recognition for the geared turbofan™ engine’s high-speed low-pressure turbine.

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