As of April 18, 2016, there will be a change in management at Swiss e-bike manufacturer Biketec. Andreas Kessler succeeds Simon Lehmann, who is leaving the company at his own request with immediate effect. The Board of Directors regrets this decision. "We would like to thank Simon Lehmann for his commitment and the new ideas he has brought to Biketec AG," says Franz Studer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Biketec AG.

The Board of Directors has appointed Andreas Kessler as interim CEO. "Andreas Kessler has many years of management experience in companies in the sports and consumer goods industry. We are convinced that he is the ideal candidate until the succession has been definitively clarified," says Franz Studer. Kessler brings with him experience from companies such as Odlo, Mammut, Unilever and Swatch Group. Kessler has also been a member of the Board of Directors at DT Swiss since 2012. The new Flyer CEO is not to be confused with his namesake Andreas Kessler, who was CEO of BMC and is currently in charge of Open Cycle with Gerard Vroomen.

Another personnel carousel is also turning at Flyer: Urs Eberhard took over the role of CFO at Biketec AG on March 1, 2016. He has taken over from Urs Hänggi.