19.03.2018
EQS Group AG DE0005494165
Integration of Integrity Line proceeds according to plan: leading whistleblower system added to EQS Group product portfolio
DGAP-Media / 19.03.2018 / 10:05
EQS Group's integration of Zurich-based firm Integrity Line GmbH (acquired
at the beginning of 2018) is proceeding right on schedule. The Integrity
Line whistleblower system, which established the Swiss company as an
international benchmark over the past nine years, is now "EQS INTEGRITY
LINE" and has been successfully incorporated into EQS's product portfolio.
This cloud-based solution, already used by EQS customers in Germany and
France, plays a key role in EQS Group's growth area of GRC (Governance Risk
& Compliance).
"EQS INTEGRITY LINE offers our customers a technically superior solution to
quickly and safely deal with the increasing demands of whistleblower
protection," explains Achim Weick, founder and CEO of EQS Group, in
outlining the Group's strategy. "We and our new colleagues in Zurich are
expanding this product and the entire area of compliance. We're
particularly gratified that we could retain all Integrity Line's employees
in the acquisition, with the one exception of founder Dr. Zora Ledergerber,
who will leave the company as planned at the end of March," adds Weick.
"It was extremely important to me to know that the product and the team I've
built over 8 years was in good hands," explains Dr. Ledergerber. "During
sales talks, both sides quickly realized that our open corporate cultures
and our values fit well together. We knew that the sale and subsequent
integration would be smooth and fast," she adds.
With the help of EQS INTEGRITY LINE, employees, customers and suppliers can
securely and anonymously call out maladministration in companies and
organizations. The cloud-based solution is available in over 150 countries
in around 50 languages. Its customer base includes international
corporations such as Baloise, Continental and Leoni.
The first EQS whistleblowing customers have been impressed by the new
product, as Sonja Reinhardt, Director of Compliance and Legal Affairs at
SDAX-listed SAF-HOLLAND confirms, "We have long worked successfully with EQS
Group on capital market compliance and truly appreciate their consistent
high quality. That's why we put confidence in their new whistleblower
system, as well."
EQS INTEGRITY LINE is offered in different licensing packages, which differ
in terms of functionality. EQS also offers SAFE CHANNEL, an entry-level
solution that can be upgraded into the INTEGRITY LINE at any time.
For further information: www.eqs.com/en/integrityline
Contact:
Alexander Mrohs
+49 (0)89 210 298-420
[email protected]
About EQS Group:
EQS Group is a leading international technology provider for Investor
Relations, Corporate Communications and Compliance. More than 8,000
companies worldwide trust EQS's products and services to securely,
efficiently, and simultaneously fulfil complex national and international
disclosure and compliance requirements, and to reach stakeholders globally.
The EQS COCKPIT, a cloud-based platform, digitally maps the workflows of IR,
Communications and Compliance Officers, communicates with the company's
website, and distributes company releases via one of the most important
global newswires. With additional products such as websites, IR tools,
digital reports, and webcasting solutions, EQS Group is a digital single
source provider.
EQS Group was founded in Munich, Germany in 2000 and has developed from a
start-up to an international group with offices in the world's key financial
markets. The group employs around 400 professionals globally.
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Company: EQS Group AG
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