Munich, 06.03.2013 – The Supervisory Board of Ecommerce Alliance AG (ISIN DE000A1C9YW6 / WKN A1C9YW) has appointed Andreas Schmidt to the company’s Management Board.
The business graduate Andreas Schmidt (48) has many years of experience of executive positions in the consumer electronics and telecommunications sector with METRO Cash & Carry Deutschland GmbH and as Managing Director of FreeCom GmbH, one of Europe’s leading distributors of mobile radio devices. In 1999 he founded waptelecom GmbH and, as managing partner, has since managed the company’s expansion.
The appointment of Andreas Schmidt rounds off the Management Board team of the realigned Ecommerce Alliance AG. Mr. Schmidt will be responsible for the strategic direction and control of the “Mobile” business unit and will continue to be responsible as Managing Director for the operational business of the companies in the smartphone business.
Daniel Wild, Chairman of the Management Board of Ecommerce Alliance AG: “I am very pleased to be able to welcome in Andreas Schmidt an experienced manager to the Management Board. This addition to the Management Board is an important step within the scope of our growth strategy and focus on the smartphone and tablet business. I am convinced that Mr. Herr Schmidt will make a valuable contribution with his profound knowledge in his new role to developing current and future market potential in the smartphone sector.”
“I am looking forward to the challenge, together with Daniel Wild and the management team, of pooling our combined experience and exploiting the growth opportunities in the e-commerce and smartphone sector. Our goal is to successfully position Ecommerce Alliance AG in the online smartphone market in the next few years,” explained Andreas Schmidt.
Since March of this year Ecommerce Alliance AG has been the majority shareholder of the wap-telecom Group.
