Ontex Group NV announced the appointment of Philip Ludwig as Head of Investor Relations and Financial Communications, effective 8 September, 2014. In this newly-created function, Philip will be based at Ontex headquarters in Aalst. He will be responsible for developing relations with the financial markets and managing all aspects of financial communications and investor relations programs. Philip has nearly 10 years of experience in leading investor relations programs in the consumer goods and chemicals sectors.

Most recently, he was Head of Investor Relations at Tessenderlo Group. Before moving into investor relations, Philip worked in senior finance and strategy roles at AB InBev and Philips, as well as at UK and US chemicals companies.