EANS-News: asknet AG
Michael Scheib leaves the Executive Board
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes) Karlsruhe (euro adhoc) - July 12, 2011 - asknet AG, a leading supplier of global eCommerce solutions for software and digital media companies, has announced that Michael Scheib, CEO, will be leaving the Executive Board. The Supervisory Board and Michael Scheib mutually agreed to suspend his existing Executive Board and employment contract with effect from July 15, 2011. The remaining Executive Board members Michael Konrad and Dr. Dietmar Waudig will lead the company in the future. Michael Konrad will take on Michael Scheib´s responsibilities, the eDistribution segment, in addition to his own duties. Dr. Dietmar Waudig remains responsible for the ePortals segment as well as Technology and Infrastructure. The experienced and well-versed executive duo will continue to consistently improve the result with view to sustainable profitability. About asknet asknet offers its clients customized outsourcing solutions for global software sales via the Internet. Founded in 1995 as a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, formerly the University of Karlsruhe), the company has become a leading independent global provider for electronic software distribution. In addition to its fully integrated shop solutions for software publishers, the company develops and maintains portals for software distribution such as softwarehouse.de, one of Europe's largest platform for downloads of standard software. In 2010, asknet posted sales of approximately 72.7 million euros. asknet´s clients include numerous providers of specialty software such as F-Secure, IS3, Nero, NetObjects, Norman, and Panda Security. The company also supplies software products to around eighty percent of German universities. Further inquiry note: Martina Oerther Director Corporate Marketing Tel.: +49 (0)721 96 458-6369 Email: martina.oerther@asknet.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: asknet AG Vincenz-Priessnitz-Str. 3 D-76131 Karlsruhe phone: +49 (0)721 96 458 6369 FAX: +49 (0)721-96 45899 mail: info@asknet.de WWW: http://www.asknet.de sector: Electronic Commerce ISIN: DE0005173306 indexes: stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München, Open Market / Entry Standard: Frankfurt language: English
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