HAMBURG, Germany, August 1, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) Gauss Interprise AG (GER:GSO), the developer of unified content management for the extended enterprise, today announced that the company has named 39-year old Thomas Brommund to lead the Gauss' marketing initiatives for Europe, the Middle-East, and Africa (EMEA). Brommund will report directly to Olaf Siemens, the member of the Gauss executive management board responsible for global Research & Development, as well as Marketing and Sales for EMEA.
Brommund will aggressively drive European marketing operations for Gauss' unified content management suite, the VIP Platform. He brings to the table more than ten years experience in international marketing and product management. Moreover, Brommund served as Gauss' head of product marketing for EMEA and was highly involved in the process of strategically positioning Gauss' VIP Platform within the EMEA marketplace.
Prior to joining Gauss, Brommund was Director of Sales & Marketing for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Ulead Systems GmbH. He also held management positions marketing and product management at ELSA AG, Peacock GmbH & Co. KG, and Panasonic Deutschland GmbH.
"This is a business critical role, so we are very fortunate to have within our organization, someone like Mr. Brommund who possesses the experience and executive management skills necessary to implement our strategic marketing initiatives in EMEA," said Siemens. "We believe he will approach his new role with the same high level of efficiency and dedication he has shown throughout his career, both at Gauss and elsewhere."
As part of his new role, Brommund will work closely with Gauss' Global Marketing department based in the company's North American headquarters in Irvine, California.
About Gauss Interprise
Gauss Interprise is one of the leading global provider of Unified Content Management Solutions for the extended enterprise. The companies`VIP Platform integrates Portal Management, Web Content Management, Document Management and Workflow Management into a unified, scalable, extensible solution for our customers worldwide.
As a global organization, Gauss has locations in the most important places of the world including Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Gauss works in Australia, Singapore and Poland together with experienced partners. More than 500 employees work for Gauss in order to best serve their customers.
Based on more than 20 years of experience Gauss has been delivering successful solutions to a variety of industries. The company generated total sales revenues of EUR 34.9 million in 2000. In the first quarter of 2001 Gauss generated EUR 11.85 million.