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Netviewer Restructures for Growth
KARLSRUHE, Germany, December 19 /PRNewswire/ -- - Helmut Pöllinger Promoted to Management Board. Christian Claussen, Marco Martelli, Dieter Matheis Appointed as Non-Executive Directors Following its recent successful funding round, Netviewer, Europe's leading web conferencing company, has boosted its senior management team and changed its legal structure to become a public limited company, or Aktiengesellschaft (AG). These changes provide the flexibility and expertise the company requires for its next phase of international expansion. The existing members of the management board, Dr. Andreas Schweinbenz and Martin Merta, are joined by Helmut Pöllinger, formerly Vice President Marketing and Sales. In addition three non-executive directors have been appointed to the company's newly created supervisory board. Marco Martelli, a director of Swiss private equity firm Invision, takes the role of president of Netviewer. He is accompanied by Christian Claussen, general partner at TVM Capital, and Dieter Matheis, a management consultant who was previously chief financial officer at SAP AG. Chief executive Dr. Andreas Schweinbenz retains responsibility for the company's strategic direction together with research and development. Martin Merta continues in his role as chief financial officer as well as overseeing Netviewer's international operations. In his new role, Helmut Pöllinger takes overall responsibility for marketing and sales and will drive the company's international expansion alongside Merta. Pöllinger, who holds a Masters in Business Administration, joined the company in September 2006. Growth and change "Becoming a public company is a significant step forward for Netviewer," explains Schweinbenz. "We have gained both the flexibility we need to continue the strong on-going growth, and valuable senior level expertise which will be essential for us to achieve our goals over the coming years." Helmut Pöllinger adds: "These changes will support Netviewer's international strategy, enabling us to continue with our locally based, customer focused approach to international expansion and growth. The expertise we have gained with our new non-executive team will guide this expansion and positions us well for achieving our objective of European market leadership in 2008." Deloitte's current ranking once again includes Netviewer as one of Germany's fastest growing technology companies. In addition to its six existing subsidiaries, Netviewer opened offices in Spain and Italy during October. A further subsidiary in Scandinavia is currently at the founding stage. Photographs of the members of the management board can be found at http://www.netviewer.net/company/management/index.jsp. About Netviewer: Netviewer UK Ltd (http://www.netviewer.co.uk) is a subsidiary of Netviewer AG founded 2001 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The Netviewer service enables business users to hold effective online meetings, both scheduled and ad hoc, with audio and video and to view each other's PC screens in order to collaborate on any type of document, or software package - regardless of where the participants are located. Real-time collaboration and communication via the internet significantly reduces the time and cost of travel and thus increases productivity. More than 12,000 corporations and SMEs from 55 countries, including Admiral Insurance, BMW, British Horseracing Board, Capita, Deutsche Post, Ernst & Young, Fidelity Investments, SAP, and Siemens all rely on the ease of use the Netviewer tools offer. Netviewer is Europe's leading provider of real-time collaboration software with currently over 250 employees worldwide. With headquarters in Germany, Netviewer has subsidiaries in Switzerland, France, The United Kingdom, The United States, The Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Italy. More information: Chameleon PR Allan Edwards / Kristy Dennis Tel. +44(0)207-680-5500 E-mail: netviewer@chameleonpr.com






