EANS-News: asknet AG / Michael Scheib leaves the Executive Board

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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

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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