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Special First General Managers Meeting of DSI Underground Europe & CIS Mai 9 -11, 2016 Following the closing of the acquisition of the European Jennmar companies, the first DSI Underground Europe Managers Meeting took place in Rzeszow, Poland, from May 9 th to 11 th 2016. The picture shows all participants of the meeting together with our colleagues in Stalowa Wola On the first day, Martin Rier, RCEO DSI Underground Europe & CIS, started with an introduction of the new organization in Europe and provided a strategic overview of the targets for 2016. Andrik Fuellberg, RCFO Underground Mining Europe & CIS, then proceeded by providing an in-depth Finance introduction, presenting the tools and reports used by DSI. On the second day, the participants visited DSI Underground Merol in Stalowa Wola, a modern manufacturing plant of around 2,000m² housing a variety of manufacturing equipment and machine tools. DSI Underground Merol is a producer of Cable Bolts for hard coal mines, Resin Bolts 174 used to bolt underground dog and longwall headings and expansion bolts to bolt underground headings in copper, zinc and lead ore mines. In addition, machinery and devices for the mining industry such as hydraulic power supplies and drilling devices are designed and manufactured in Stalowa Wola as well. During the Managers Meeting, each unit introduced itself and its key figures. The companies that introduced themselves were DSI Schaum Chemie and DSI Underground Multitex, both Poland; DSI-Techno, Russia; DSI Underground Spain, DSI Underground Austria and DSI Drill Tek, U.K.. Additionally, there were two participants from DSI Holding in Munich who presented the topics Legal and the “DSI Spirit” as well as Marketing. To conclude the event, there was an animated group discussion about product & business development and priorities. The Managers Meeting in Rzeszow and Stalowa Wola was an important measure to accelerate the integration of the former Jennmar companies in Poland, the Czech Republic and Spain with the existing DSI Units. The rebranding of the former Jennmar companies are under way, and all of the units involved are working on forming a new, powerful organization in Mining and Tunneling in Europe.