DGAP-News: Tele Columbus AG: Change of Chief Sales Officer Housing Industry & Infrastructure at Tele Columbus AG

PRESS RELEASE
 

Change of Chief Sales Officer Housing Industry & Infrastructure at Tele Columbus AG
 

- Jean-Pascal Roux to leave the company at his own request per 28 February 2019

- Rüdiger Schmidt to undertake the interim leadership starting 1 March 2019

Berlin, 10 December 2018. Jean-Pascal Roux, Chief Sales Officer Housing Industry & Infrastructure (CSO HI&I), decided to leave the company for personal reasons to pursue new professional challenges. Rüdiger Schmidt, Director Key Account Management Region South and Head of Infrastructure will take over the responsibilities on an interim basis.
 

In his role as Chief Sales Officer Housing Industry & Infrastructure, Jean-Pascal Roux was responsible for the cooperation with the housing industry, all infrastructure projects as well as the M&A activities of the Tele Columbus Group since November 2015. Before, he held various leading positions inside the group, including Head of the B2B business at Primacom and Director Key Account Management and SME at Tele Columbus.

Rüdiger Schmidt, Director Key Account Management Region South and operationally in charge of the Group's infrastructure projects, will take over the responsibilities of Jean-Pascal Roux on an interim basis. Rüdiger Schmidt has more than 20 years of experience in the cable industry and held various positions at both Tele Columbus and Pepcom, which was acquired by the group in 2015.

"I regret but also respect the personal decision of Jean-Pascal Roux to pursue new career paths and want to thank him for his great effort and the trustful and intensive cooperation as partner of the housing industry, contributing essentially to the Company's success. For both his personal as well as professional future, I wish Pascal all the best", says Timm Degenhardt, CEO of Tele Columbus. He adds, "At the same time, I am happy to announce that with Rüdiger Schmidt we can count on significant housing industry experience and leadership. In addition, Rüdiger has been responsible for the development of our infrastructure activities across the group".
 

About us

The SDAX-listed Tele Columbus AG is Germany's third-largest cable network operator. Its brand PŸUR stands for simplicity, performance and fairness in relation to TV and telecommunication products. Via its state-of-the-art fibre network PŸUR offers high-speed broadband internet including fixed-line telephony as well as more than 250 TV channels on a digital entertainment platform which combines linear TV with streaming services. To its housing association partners PŸUR offers flexible 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 Tele Columbus Group is actively supporting the fibre-based broadband internet expansion in Germany. For its business customers the Group offers carrier services and corporate solutions via its 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 traded on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock exchange and since June 2015 listed in the SDAX.
 

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