DGAP-News: Tele Columbus AG: Annual General Meeting elects new Supervisory Board

PRESS RELEASE
 

Annual General Meeting 2019
 

Tele Columbus AG: Annual General Meeting elects new Supervisory Board
 

Berlin, 29. August 2019. Tele Columbus AG (ISIN: DE000TCAG172, WKN: TCAG17, "Tele Columbus", "the Company" or "the Group"), one of Germany's leading fibre-based network operators, today held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Berlin.

As planned the Annual General Meeting of Tele Columbus AG elected today six new supervisory board members. Thereby following the dissident proposal submitted by United Internet.
 

The newly elected supervisory board of Tele Columbus AG at a glance:
 

Dr Volker Ruloff, telecommunications and media consultant and former supervisory board member of Versatel AG, CFO of Vodafone Deutschland AG as well as Arcor AG.
 

Mr Claus Beck, CTO of 1&1 Versatel GmbH and former Director Network Engineering and Vice President Engineering at Liberty Global.
 

Mr Hüseyin Dogan, COO of 1&1 IONOS SE and Strato AG as well as former Managing Director Customer Service of Amazon Germany and Operations Director of Paypal Germany.
 

Dr Susan Hennersdorf, founder and CEO of cresc. GmbH as well as former Head of Marketing and Sales of EnBW AG and former Managing Director Retail Customers of Vodafone Deutschland GmbH.
 

Mr Stefan Rasch, Senior Partner & Managing Director of the Boston Consulting Group.
 

Mr Michael Scheeren, Chairman of the supervisory board of 1&1 Drillisch AG and 1&1 Telecommunication SE as well as member of the supervisory board of United Internet AG, 1&1 IONOS Holding SE and 1&1 Mail & Media Applications SE.
 

"As supervisory board we are committed to all shareholders in the same way and will thereby fully support the management team with the tasks ahead of us in the interest of the customers, shareholders and employees", highlights Dr Volker Ruloff, who is the proposed chairman of the supervisory board as reflected in the dissident proposal.
 

Timm Degenhardt, CEO of Tele Columbus AG: "I would like to thank the former supervisory board members for the good and intense cooperation especially in the challenging year of 2018 which was characterized by transformation and consolidation. At the same time the management board of Tele Columbus AG is looking forward to a trustful and constructive relation with the newly elected members of the supervisory board in order to return the Company back onto the growth path with full steam ahead".

 

About us

Tele Columbus AG is one of Germany's leading fibre network operators which reaches more than 3 million homes. Via its brand PŸUR, the Company, offers high-speed internet including telephony and more than 250 TV channels. All of this via a digital entertainment platform that combines linear TV with video on demand entertainment. To its housing association partners the Tele Columbus Group offers tailored models of cooperation and state-of-the-art services such as telemetric and tenant portals. As a full-service partner for municipalities and regional utilities, the Company is actively supporting the fibre-based infrastructure and broadband internet expansion in Germany. For its business customers the Group offers carrier services and corporate solutions on its proprietary fibre network. Besides its headquarter in Berlin, the Company has locations in Hamburg, Leipzig, Ratingen and Unterföhring/Munich. Since January 2015, Tele Columbus AG is listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock exchange.

 

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