Dr Andreas Hettich, 35, has been nominated by the advisory council of the Kirchlengern-based Hettich group as an additional executive officer of Hettich Holding GmbH & Co. oHG with effect from 1 January 2005. He has responsibility for IT and logistics within the Hettich group, making him the fourth generation to carry on the tradition of managing the family-owned business. There are no further changes to the top management of the Hettich group, which consists of Bernd Riechers, Ingo Schubert and Dr Dieter Wirths.