At this year's Asset Finance Awards ceremony staged by the
trade journal "Leasing Life" at the beginning of November 2010 in
Milan, Italy, the Heidelberg Financial Services division of
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was named "Captive
Finance Provider of the Year 2010".
Leasing Life is the leading European trade journal for the
leasing and asset finance sector. The Asset Finance Awards,
presented for the first time in 2007, are designed to honor the
services of the sector's most successful companies and experts.
In receiving the accolade of "Captive Finance Provider of the
Year 2010", the team from Heidelberg won through against well-known
international companies from a range of sectors. The short-listed
captive finance providers were assessed based on their success in
providing support for the parent company in pursuing and
implementing its strategic goals.
The panel of judges, made up of independent experts from the
leasing and asset finance sector, said that they chose Heidelberg
Financial Services as this year's winner due, among other
things, to its constant and consistent strategy and comprehensive
expertise.
Dirk Kaliebe, Chief Financial Officer at Heidelberg, said: "I
am delighted that Heidelberg has received this award. It recognizes
the outstanding results we have achieved in recent years and
reflects the success of our strategy. We have carved out a leading
position for ourselves vis-à-vis our competitors and other
companies in the mechanical engineering sector and are determined
to drive forward our concept through intensive dialog with our
customers and financial partners. This award is a great achievement
for the whole team."
Heidelberg Financial Services
In an environment dominated by customers from small and
medium-sized businesses, financial services are a great help when
it comes to making economically astute investments in Heidelberg
products. It is these services that enable customers - regardless
of whether they are located in industrialized countries with mature
financial markets or emerging markets such as China or Brazil - to
invest in high-quality technology. The associated opportunities and
risks require unique know-how and transparency that has little to
do with more traditional areas of business. All sales financing
activities at Heidelberg are combined in a dedicated segment -
Heidelberg Financial Services. In addition to direct financing
through one of the Group's own financing companies, it also
puts customers at small and medium-sized companies in touch with
Heidelberg financing partners.
Figure: Dirk Kaliebe, Chief Financial Officer at
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
For further information on the Leasing Life awards:
http://www.vrl-financial-news.com/asset-finance/leasing-life/events/asset-finance-awards/summary.aspx
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Claudia Cischek
Phone: +49 6221 92 57 05
Fax: +49 6221 92 50 69
E-mail:
claudia.cischek@heidelberg.com