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DGAP-News: Change in Supervisory Board of asknet AG

asknet AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel

31.05.2016 09:54

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Change in Supervisory Board of asknet AG

Karlsruhe, May 31, 2016 - With effect as of the end of this year's ordinary shareholder meeting on 1 July 2016, Michael Neises will succeed Marc Wurster as member of the supervisory board of asknet AG. Michael Neises (44) is attorney-at-law at the law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Frankfurt with a special focus on capital market transactions. Prior to studying law, Michael Neises completed a bank apprenticeship with Deutsche Bank. He gained international work experience in Japan, South-East Asia and London. He is qualified both as a German "Rechtsanwalt" (attorney-at-law) and a Solicitor (England & Wales).

"As one of the major shareholders, Michael Neises has been committed to asknet AG already for some years now. We welcome him also for his expertise in international capital market transactions to our supervisory board. asknet AG is on a growth path again and we are looking forward to our future collaboration," says Tobias Kaulfuss, CEO of asknet AG. At the same time, the executive board and the supervisory board also thank Marc Wurster who will step down from the supervisory board as of the end of the ordinary shareholder meeting 2016 and who has been successfully serving as a member of the supervisory board since 2004. "Through his profound advice, Marc Wurster has played a key role in the development of asknet AG and the now completed consolidation phase. We sincerely thank him for his outstanding services on the supervisory board and welcome that Marc Wurster and his family will remain bound to asknet AG as longstanding shareholders," states Dr. Joachim Bernecker, chairman of the supervisory board of asknet AG.

About asknet AG:

asknet, a pioneer in the development of global e-commerce solutions, offers extensive expertise and individual shop solutions to ensure worldwide electronic distribution of products of all kinds 24/7 in more than 190 countries. Customers benefit in selling digital and physical goods from both the possibility of handling a variety of international payment and logistics processes as well as the extensive experience of the company in the development and operation of successful e-commerce platforms.

Founded in 1995 as a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) the company is also a partner of around 80 percent of German universities and research institutions. Here asknet offers as a large account reseller for manufacturers such as Adobe and Microsoft a comprehensive range of software licenses and services related to the procurement and distribution of software. In addition, asknet distributes via the established internet platform "studyhouse.de" a wide range of software to students. In 2015 the company generated transaction revenues of more than 80 million euros. For more information, visit www.asknet.com.

Press Contact asknet AG Madeleine Clark +49 (0)721 96458-6116 investorrelations@asknet.com

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