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Change in Management at Gemplus Germany
Andreas Köbe and Johannis Debissis are the new managing directors
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Filderstadt, July 26th 2001 – Gemplus, the world’s leading provider of smart-card-based solutions, has restructured its German subsidiaries and carried out a change in management. The previous managing director, Juergen Kempe, who was responsible for the two German Gemplus companies, Gemplus GmbH (Filderstadt) and Gemplus mids GmbH (Herne), left the company on June 30th 2001. He is succeeded by Andreas Koebe for Gemplus GmbH in Filderstadt and Johannis Debissis for Gemplus mids GmbH in Herne.
Through the appointment of the two new managing directors, Andreas Koebe and Johannis Debissis, Gemplus will focus even more intensively than before on the two divisions of Telecommunications in Filderstadt as well as Financial and Security Services in Herne and thus counter the current turbulence in the telecommunications industry.
“The resulting declines in sales for the suppliers of network operators have not spared Gemplus in Germany. As, incidentally, for other providers of smart cards, these developments now lead to a restructuring of our enterprise,” says Antonio M. Perez, CEO of the French parent company, Gemplus in Gémenos. “We are intensifying our focus on the two divisions of Telecommunications and Financial and Security Services, which are covered by the two branches in Germany. In this way we can remain competitive in the growing market of telecommunications.”
Andreas Koebe assumes management of Gemplus GmbH in Filderstadt. Previously he was the department manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for four years and was responsible for Emerging Markets and last of all E-Business Security at Gemplus in Filderstadt. At Gemplus mids GmbH in Herne Johannis Debissis now assumes responsibility as the new managing director. He was previously Financial Controller for the region of central and eastern Europe for two years and a member of the management of the two German Gemplus locations in Filderstadt and Herne.
Juergen Kempe is leaving Gemplus in order to reorient himself: “For me it is time to tackle other tasks. Bearing responsibility for the world’s leading provider of smart-card-based solutions was a fantastic and exciting challenge. The company chose the right strategy by now focusing more strongly on the field of financial and security services so as to reduce its dependence on the telecommunications market.”
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About Gemplus
GEMPLUS: the world's leading smart card solutions provider
Since its creation in 1988, Gemplus International S.A.(Euronext: Sicovam 5768 and NASDAQ:GEMP) has driven the global marketing and deployment of smart card-based applications for telecommunications, financial services and e-business security.
According to the most recent third party research, Gemplus leads the industry with 35% market share by volume in memory and micro-processor cards (Gartner Dataquest, 2000)
Gemplus is instrumental throughout the value chain - chip design, card management systems, software development, and consulting - delivering integrated custom-made solutions for the security, personalization and privacy management needs of clients and partners worldwide.
Gemplus technology has played a defining role in the development of wireless telephony since the introduction of SIM cards into the GSM standard in 1990. For more than a decade, Gemplus has pioneered applications that enable network operators around the world to answer the changing needs of their customers. Gemplus was first to market with a 3G card and supplies a product range compliant with new and emerging transmission standards - 2.5G, 3G.
In 2000, revenue was 1.205 BE, up 57% from the previous year's 767ME. Net income was 99 ME. Gemplus employs more than 7800 people in 37 countries worldwide.
Since 11 December 2000, Gemplus shares have been trading on Euronext Paris S.A. First Market and on Nasdaq in the form of ADSs.
Gemplus: www.gemplus.com
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email: cynthia.tan-hl@gemplus.com
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