mobilezone Group: Personnel changes in the Group Executive Board and the Board of Directors
NEWS RELEASE
Rotkreuz, 18 December 2019
mobilezone Group: Personnel changes in the Group Executive Board and the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of mobilezone holding ag approved the following promotions as of 1 January 2020:
- Wilke Stroman as CEO Germany and member of the Group Executive Board.
- Roger Wassmer as a member of the Group Executive Board and COO Switzerland & Austria to date, now CEO Switzerland & Austria.
Markus Bernhard, CEO of mobilezone:
«I am delighted to welcome Wilke Stroman, an entrepreneur and e-commerce specialist who established our subsidiary Sparhandy in Cologne 20 years ago, to our Group Executive team. This addition underlines the significance of our online activities. Wilke Stroman learned the business from the bottom up, he is entirely familiar with the needs of our customers. In spite of his relative youth, he has demonstrated over the last 20 years that he can successfully implement innovative business ideas. I am convinced that he will enhance our business in Germany with his experienced team, and make an important contribution to our growth strategy.»
«As COO Switzerland, Roger Wassmer has already been my deputy for the Swiss business for the last three years. In the almost six years that he has been with the mobilezone Group, he has demonstrated that he has all the skills required to take over the management of the business as CEO Switzerland and Austria.»
The Group Executive Board is thus made up as follows from 1 January 2020 on:
- Markus Bernhard (1964), Group CEO
- Andreas Fecker (1972), Group CFO
- Wilke Stroman (1980), CEO Germany
- Roger Wassmer (1973), CEO Switzerland & Austria
- Akin Erdem (1974), Group Chief Procurement Officer
Changes to the Board of Directors:
The Board of Directors of mobilezone holding ag proposes the election of Michael Haubrich as a new member of the Board of Directors, to the ordinary General Meeting of 8 April 2020 Urs T. Fischer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, is delighted: «Michael Haubrich is the ideal addition to the existing mobilezone Board of Directors. Michael Haubrich has deep retail experience in Germany and a great deal of expertise in both e-commerce and finances.»
For any queries or further information:
Markus Bernhard
Chief Executive Officer
mobilezone holding ag
mobilezoneholding@mobilezone.ch
Company profile of mobilezone
Established in 1999, mobilezone holding ag (stock ticker symbol SIX: MOZN) achieved sales of CHF 1 196 million and a consolidated profit of CHF 39.5 million in fiscal year 2018 and is the leading independent telecom specialist in Switzerland and Germany.
mobilezone Group currently has a staff of about 1,200 employees in its locations in Rotkreuz, Urnäsch, Zweidlen, Vienna, Obertshausen, Berlin, Cologne, Bochum, and Münster. The company offers the complete product line of mobile phones as well as price plans of all providers for mobile and fixed-line telephony, digital TV, and Internet. Independent consulting, services for individual and business customers and repair services as well as activities in the wholesale business and as supplier for specialist stores complete mobilezone’s range of offerings. The services and products are offered in 120 shops in Switzerland as well as at about 90 locations in Germany (partner shops) and online via various web portals.