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*Corporate News*
*NFON AG appoints Gernot Hofstetter as Managing Director of Austria*
*- *many years of expertise in communications business
- Focus on enormous market potential in Austria and CEE
- Press-Kit [1]
*Munich, 23 May 2018* - NFON AG, the only pan-European cloud PBX provider,
today announced the appointment of Gernot Hofstetter as Managing Director of
NFON Austria. As Managing Director, he is responsible for Sales in Austria
and CEE. César Flores Rodríguez, CSO of NFON AG: _"Austria is one of the key
markets in Europe and Gernot will also make a significant contribution to
the fulfilment of our growth strategy in CEE - there is an enormous market
penetration potential. We want to become number one in Europe."_ Gernot
Hofstetter succeeds Markus Krammer, Vice President Products & New Business,
who has headed the company as interim managing director since January.
*Many years of experience: *Gernot Hofstetter has more than ten years
experience as Sales Director at Interoute Austria, most recently as Branch
Manager. _"Driving digital transformation forward is a great task. With NFON
we focus on a first-class customer experience and the highest data security
standards. Austria and Eastern Europe play an important role in European
digitisation. NFON offers a first-class and highly scalable technology
platform for the future of business communication,"_ Gernot Hofstetter
emphasizes. Gernot Hofstetter reports directly to César Flores Rodríguez.
*Change favours expansion: *NFON is the new freedom of business
communication. The company with its headquarters in Munich counts over
15,000 companies in 13 European countries among its customers. The Austrian
branch is located in St. Pölten. In Austria, well-known customers such as
shpock, paysafecard, Vienna House, Count IT, Ruefa Reisen and Falkensteiner
Hotels & Residences trust the cloud based telephone system. One of the
newest Austrian customers is the Municipality of St. Pölten, the capital of
Lower Austria. Hans Szymanski, CEO & CFO of NFON AG: _"The economic success
of NFON AG is based on a strong business model. Our enormous growth in
recent years is driven by a structural change in the telecommunications
market and the increasing intention of companies to make their
communications organization more efficient, flexible, secure and
cost-effective. I look forward to a successful collaboration with Gernot."_
*Strong business model: *The business model of NFON AG is based on a unique
combination of strong growth and long-term recurring revenue. This was also
demonstrated by the recently published quarterly figures [2]: The number of
seats grew by 31.3%, from 205,211 (Q1 2017) to 269,392 (Q1 2018) with a
recurring revenue share of total revenue of 80.6%. NFON AG has been listed
in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since May 11, 2018.
[2]
*About NFON AG*
Headquartered in Munich, NFON AG is the only pan-European cloud PBX provider
- counting more than 15,000 companies across 13 European countries as
customers. NFON, the cloud telephone system, offers over 150 functions as
well as a seamless integration of premium solutions. With our intuitive
communications solutions, we enable European companies to improve their work
a little, every single day. NFON is the new freedom of business
communication. http://www.nfon.com
*Press-Kit*
Gernot Hofstetter [1], Managing Director, NFON GmbH Austria; César Flores
Rodríguez [1], CSO, NFON AG and Hans Szymanski [1], CEO and CFO, NFON AG
*Contact details for media*
NFON AG
Thorsten Wehner
Vice President Public Relations
+49 89 45 300 121
thorsten.wehner@nfon.com
*Germany*
100zehn GmbH
Timm Caspari
+49 89 55 27 06 20
nfon@100zehn.de
*United Kingdom*
Jones Consulting (UK) Ltd
Claire Jones
+44 7826 528900
claire.jones@jonesconsulting.co.uk
*Spain*
LF Channel
Estela Cayón
+34 91 521 51 92
nfon@lfchannel.com
*Austria*
PRofessional
Ulrich Taller
+43 1 524 97 07-0
NFON-PR@PRofessional.at
*Netherlands*
Axicom
Marcus Birke
+31 20 754 698 1
marcus.birke@axicom.com
*Portugal*
YoungNetwork
Lúcia Amaral
+351 217 506 050
luciaamaral@youngnetworkgroup.com
*Investor Relations NFON AG*
Sabina Prüser
Head of Investor Relations
+49 89 45 300 134
sabina.prueser@nfon.com
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Company: NFON AG
Machtlfinger Straße 7
81379 Munich
Germany
Phone: +49 89 453 00 0
E-mail: info@nfon.com
Internet: www.nfon.com
ISIN: DE000A0N4N52
WKN: A0N4N5
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart,
Tradegate Exchange
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