11.12.2015
GK Software AG DE0007571424
DGAP-News: GK Software AG: Supervisory Board extends contract with CFO André Hergert
DGAP-News: GK Software AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
GK Software AG: Supervisory Board extends contract with CFO André Hergert
11.12.2015 / 12:44
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The Supervisory Board at GK Software AG has extended the contract with
Chief Financial Officer André Hergert by a further five years until 31
December 2020. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Uwe Ludwig,
commented, "We're delighted that we'll continue to have the business
expertise and leadership skills of André Hergert at the company. He's
played a major role as CFO in shaping the fortunes of the company and its
growth since our IPO. We've therefore agreed an extension of five years to
his contract as an expression of the appreciation of his person. This
extension to his contract is a sign of long-term continuity in the
company's management for the Supervisory Board."
André Hergert has been a member of the Management Board at GK Software AG
since June 2008. He had already played a major role in preparing for the
IPO as a consultant during the same year. After studying business
management and politics at the University of Lüneburg and Loughborough
University, André Hergert had been working as an accounting manager and
director of finances at various companies in the financial and IT sectors
since 1991.
About GK Software AG
GK Software AG is a leading developer and provider of standard software for
the retail sector, and currently counts 18 percent of the world's 50
largest retailers among its customer base. The company offers an extensive
range of solutions for stores and enterprise headquarters as well as for
the implementation of contemporary omni-channel retail concepts. Thanks to
its open and platform-independent software solutions in the GK/Retail
Suite, the company has established itself as one of the market's leading
providers of technology and innovations. Its solutions enable retail chains
with numerous stores to optimize their business processes and to benefit
from significant potential for saving costs and implementing customer
loyalty programs in order to improve their competitiveness. In addition to
its own software solutions, GK Software AG also offers customers a
comprehensive range of implementation and maintenance services. Having been
acquired in 2013, AWEK GmbH and in 2015, the retail segment of DBS Data
Business Systems Inc.
The company employs 729 members of staff (figures for 30 September 2015)
across its headquarters in Schöneck (Germany) and other business locations
in Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, South Africa, Russia and the USA.
GK Software AG's customers include many well-known retailers from both
Germany and beyond, including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop
(Switzerland), EDEKA, Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Loblaw, Migros, Netto
Marken-Discount and Tchibo. The software is currently being used at 212,000
installations across approximately 38,500 stores in more than 38 countries.
The company has grown rapidly in recent years and its sales revenues
totaled EUR 44.6 million in 2014. Since launching the company in 1990, the
two founders Rainer Gläß (CEO) and Stephan Kronmüller (deputy board
member), together with the experienced management team, have shaped GK
Software AG into a profitable company exhibiting strong growth.
Further information about the company: http://www.gk-software.com
Contact
Investor Relations
GK Software AG
Dr. René Schiller
Phone: +49 (0)37464-84-264
Fax: +49 (0)37464-84-15
E-mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: GK Software AG
Waldstraße 7
08261 Schöneck
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 15
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.gk-software.com
ISIN: DE0007571424
WKN: 757142
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart
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