Regulatory Announcement
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SQS Software Quality Systems AG
Board Appointment
04 March 2008
SQS Software Quality Systems AG (‘SQS’ AIM: SQS), the global leader in independent software testing and quality management services, is pleased to announce that David Cotterell has been appointed to the SQS Management Board effective from 1 July 2008.
Mr Cotterell, 55, currently heads SQS’s United Kingdom, Ireland and South African entities (SQS-UKISA). He has spent nearly 2 years with SQS, having been Managing Director of Cresta Ltd. when it was acquired by SQS in May 2006. He has over 20 years experience in the IT software and services sector with responsibility for sales, marketing, services, support and business development. He has held senior management roles with firms including ACT Financial Systems, DSTi, Customer Analytics and Advent.
Rudolf van Megen, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
“The Cresta acquisition was a transforming deal for SQS in 2006 giving us equal exposure to the UK and Europe. David’s input has been invaluable over the last two years and it is a natural step to appoint him to the Board.”
In the last five years Mr Cotterell has been a director or partner of:
| Company | Title | Date |
| Cresta Ltd | Managing Director | September 2002 to August 2006 |
| Synergy International | Non-Exec Director | May 2003 to October 2006 |
| Fronde Synergy UK | November 2006 to February 2008 |
There are no other matters to be disclosed in relation to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
For further information please contact:
| SQS Software Quality Systems AG | www.sqs.de or www.sqs-uk.com | |
| Rudolf van Megen, CEO Rene Gawron, CFO |
+49 (22 03) 91 54 0 | |
| Altium | ||
| Nick Tulloch | +44 (0) 20 7484 4040 | |
| College Hill Associates Ltd | ||
| Sara Musgrave Ben Way |
+44 (0) 20 7457 2020 | |
Notes to Editors:
SQS is the global leader in independent software testing and quality management services having most of its business in Europe. SQS consultants design and oversee quality management processes during software and IT systems development, and test the resulting products for errors and omissions.
Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, SQS now has more than 1000 employees across Europe and in South Africa. The Group has a strong presence in Germany (Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Hamburg) and in the UK (London, Woking, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast), Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and South Africa. SQS also has a minor stake in an operation in Portugal and a partnership operation in Spain.
With more than 4,000 completed projects under its belt, SQS has a strong customer base including 36 FTSE-100 companies, half of the DAX 30 and nearly a third of the STOXX-50. It supports clients in a wide range of industries, including major corporations such as Zurich Group, Deutsche Telekom, Barclays, BP, Boots, Credit Suisse, Volkswagen, and Daimler.
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