Aug 19 (Reuters) - Metall Zug AG:
* POSTED GROSS SALES OF CHF 576.5 MILLION IN FIRST HALF OF 2019 - THIS CORRESPONDS TO AN INCREASE OF 4.0% COMPARED WITH FIRST HALF OF 2018
* HEINZ BUHOFER TO TEMPORARILY ASSUME MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES BUSINESS UNIT, HAND OVER AS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF CO TO MARTIN WIPFLI
* AS OF MARCH 31, 2020, JÜRG WERNER WILL RELINQUISH HIS OPERATIONAL FUNCTION AS CEO OF METALL ZUG AG AND RETIRE
* OPERATING RESULT (EBIT) FOR FIRST HALF OF 2019 CAME TO CHF -1.6 MILLION (H1 2018: CHF 36.4 MILLION)
* IN FIRST HALF OF 2019 OPERATING RESULT (EBIT) WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY PROVISIONS TOTALLING CHF 13.7 MILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
