4th Mar 2015 07:00
04 March 2015
SQS Software Quality Systems AG
("SQS" or the "Company")
Directorate Change
SQS Software Quality Systems AG (AIM: SQS.L), the world's largest specialist supplier of software quality services, announces that Riccardo Brizzi has decided to leave SQS as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and main board member of SQS Software Quality Systems AG in March 2015. After almost three years as COO of SQS, Riccardo plans to pursue new business challenges in the industry.
David Bellin, Chairman of the SQS Supervisory Board, commented: "Riccardo played a major role in the successful development the company has accomplished over the last two years. The Board would like to thank him for his contribution to the success of the SQS group and wishes him well in his future career."
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About SQS Software Quality Systems
SQS is the world's leading specialist in software quality. This position stems from over 30 years of successful consultancy operations. SQS consultants provide solutions for all aspects of quality throughout the whole software product lifecycle driven by a standardised methodology, offshore automation processes and deep domain knowledge in various industries. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, the company now employs approximately 4,100 staff. SQS has offices in Germany, the UK, Australia, Egypt, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, the UAE and the US. In addition, SQS maintains a minority stake in a company in Portugal. In 2014, SQS is expected to have generated revenues of circa €268million.
SQS is the first German company to have a primary listing on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. In addition, SQS shares are also traded on the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt am Main. With over 7,000 completed projects under its belt, SQS has a strong client base, including half of the DAX 30, nearly a third of the STOXX 50 and 20 per cent of the FTSE 100 companies. These include, among others, Allianz, Beazley, BP, Centrica, Commerzbank, Daimler, Deutsche Post, Generali, JP Morgan, Meteor, Reuters, UBS and Volkswagen as well as other companies from the six key industries on which SQS is focussed. For more information, see www.sqs.com
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