Clear sales focus for further growth

ALSO announces areas of responsibility of the new Group Management:
Clear sales focus for further growth  

Five of the eight members of the management team will have direct customer responsibility: Espen Zachariassen is Regional Managing Director for the North/East region, Jorge Gállego for the South/West region. Germany, the largest ICT market in Europe, will be managed by CEO Wolfgang Krainz. 

Tom Brunner will be responsible for sales in the Consumer sector across all regions. Jan Bogdanovich will assume this role for Commercial (corporate reseller and SMB). They will coordinate the manufacturers' sales programmes with local sales activities, closely collaborating with the Regional Managing Directors to ensure ALSO's renowned market proximity is upheld.

Ingo Adolphs, Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for the technical development of the digital platforms as well as business intelligence and the group-wide ERP. The appointment of a CTO emphasises the strategic importance of technology for the Group.  

As Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Meyerhans will assume responsibility for the Logistics division in addition to the areas of Legal and Human Resources. Andreas Kuhn will continue as Chief Financial Officer.

Wolfgang Krainz, CEO of ALSO Holding AG (SIX: ALSN): ‘Our primary goal is to continue to create sustainable profitable growth. The clear division of responsibilities will help us to grow even more efficiently with and within our ecosystem. With our Group-wide harmonised digital tools, we can keep a close eye on the development of EBITDA and ROCE, which continue to be the key performance indicators for us.’

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Kilian Maier
Investor Relations
E-Mail: kilian.maier@also.com

ALSO Holding AG (ALSN.SW) (Emmen/Switzerland) is one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry, currently active in 30 European countries and in a total of 144 countries worldwide via PaaS partners. The ALSO ecosystem comprises a total potential of around 135,000 resellers, to whom we offer hardware, software and IT services from more than 800 vendors in over 1,540 product categories. In the spirit of the circular economy, the company provides all services from provision to remanufacturing from a single source. The business activities comprise the areas of Supply, Solutions and Service. Supply stands for the transactional provisioning of hardware and software. Solutions supports customers in the development of customised IT solutions. Subscription-based cloud offerings as well as digital platforms for IoT, cybersecurity, virtualisation and AI are at the heart of the Service division. The main shareholder is the Droege Group, Düsseldorf, Germany. Further information can be found at https://also.com

The Droege Group (founded in 1988) is an independent investment and consulting firm under full family ownership. The company acts as a specialist for tailor-made transformation programs aiming to enhance corporate value. Droege Group combines its corporate family-run structure and capital strength into a family-equity business model. The group invests its own equity in “special opportunities” with a focus on medium-sized companies and spin-offs as well as strategically in buy & build transactions. With the guiding principle "execution - following the rules of art", the group is a pioneer in execution-oriented corporate development. Droege Group follows a focused investment strategy based on long-term oriented megatrends. Enthusiasm for quality, innovation and speed determines the company’s actions. In recent years Droege Group has successfully positioned itself in domestic and international markets and operates in 30 countries.