Adolf Schiff, a member of the board of directors of M.A.N. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Aktiengesellschaft and head of the Diesel Engine Division comprising the Augsburg and Hamburg works, has asked the M.A.N. Supervisory Board to release him from his responsibilities for reasons of health. He will continue to assist the company in an advisory capacity. Otto Voisard, chairman of the board of directors of M.A.N., will take over the management of the Diesel Engine Division.
Mr. Schiff joined M.A.N. in 1952 after working for Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz in Cologne. In 1957, he moved to Bremer Vulcan, a M.A.N. licensee, where he was appointed director in charge of the Mechanical Engineering Division in 1959. Mr. Schiff joined the M.A.N. board of directors on April 1, 1973.