16.07.2010 – 10:52

Beta Systems Software AG

EANS-Adhoc: Jürgen Herbott appointed new Chief Executive Officer of Beta Systems Software AG

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16.07.2010

Berlin, July 16, 2010 - The Supervisory Board of Beta Systems 
Software AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) made the decision in its meeting
today to appoint Jürgen Herbott (51) as the new Chief Executive 
Officer of Beta Systems Software AG on July 19, 2010. in addition, 
the Supervisory Board renewed the contract of Gernot Sagl (41), Chief
Financial Officer, in the same meeting.

Jürgen Herbott has more than 25 years of experience working in the IT
industry, gathered first and foremost in large corporations in the 
software sector. Before joining Beta Systems, Mr. Herbott, who holds 
a degree in business administration, was Vice President Central 
Europe at Torex Retail Solutions. Prior to this, he headed up the 
Central European organizations of Hyperion Solutions and Siebel 
Systems and worked in a number of different sales and management 
functions at IBM. Here he took over the building up and expansion of 
Tivoli´s software business in the capacity of director, was branch 
manager in Saarbruecken, and division director of all activities in 
the utility companies segment.

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Information and explanations on this ad-hoc release by the issuer:

Comments

Sebastian Leser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, commented as 
follows: “We are delighted that, in Jürgen Herbott, we have won a 
very experienced manager from the IT industry for the management team
of Beta Systems, someone who will be able to significantly strengthen
the company in its new phase, following the sale of the ECM 
business.” Jürgen Herbott, the new Chief Executive Officer, added: “I
am delighted to be able to contribute my know-how and experience to a
company which is as well positioned as Beta Systems and to support it
in the implementation of its Buy & Build innovation strategy. With 
its high-end solutions in the IT infrastructure business, Beta 
Systems occupies an excellent position in the market and has a large 
number of renowned companies as its long-standing customers. This is 
a very good platform for expanding the company’s position as one of 
the few independent mid-sized software and technology suppliers in 
Europe in this segment, both in the domestic and international arena.

Background information on Jürgen Herbott Jürgen Herbott, who is 51 
and holds a degree in business administration, began his career as a 
system consultant at IBM specialized in mainframe technology and 
subsequently assumed responsibility for sales to major IBM customers 
in the civil service sector. Following a short period when he worked 
in the Management Support Team, specifically in the introduction of 
new software license agreements at IBM, Jürgen Herbott took his first
job in management as sales manager and then as branch manager for IBM
in Saarbruecken. Following the implementation of a sector-oriented 
sales organization at IBM, he became division director and, as such, 
was responsible for all activities of IBM in the utility companies 
industry in Central Europe. In the wake of IBM’s acquisition of 
system management specialist Tivoli Systems, he was entrusted with 
building up and expanding this software business and, within a short 
space of time, was successful in establishing Tivoli as a leading 
system management solution for centralized and decentralized IT 
structures in the market. Upon the takeover of Siebel Systems, a 
company focusing on CRM (Customer Relationship Management), he gained
additional experience in application software and here also succeeded
in establishing the company as a market leader. Close cooperation 
with the sales and marketing departments of Siebel customers gave him
the opportunity of familiarizing himself with different sales 
structures and approaches. His next management position took him to 
Hyperion Solutions, a leading supplier of BPM (Business Performance 
Management) solutions supporting companies in defining, assessing and
implementing corporate strategies with the aid of software solutions.
These tasks also allowed him to gain insights into a wide variety of 
management methodologies applied in numerous companies. Upon the 
takeover of Hyperion by Oracle, he was put in charge of the 
integration process of Hyperion into the business organization of 
Oracle. Jürgen Herbott’s last position was at the retail specialist 
company Torex Retail Solutions in Berlin where he held the position 
of Vice President Central Europe responsible for all activities in 
this area. The scope of his tasks encompassed also major software 
development and support for the software solutions on offer.

Digital photographic material Photos of Jürgen Herbott and Gernot 
Sagl are available for downloading from the company’s website 
http://www.betasystems.com under the Press/Press Photos heading.

End of information and explanations

Beta Systems Software AG Beta Systems Software AG (Prime Standard: 
BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) offers large corporations high-end 
infrastructure software which spans sectors. This software enhances 
the performance of a company’s IT in terms of its availability, 
scaleability and flexibility. Data centers optimize their job and 
output management. Moreover, especially companies with high numbers 
of users are supported in the automation of their IT user 
administration. Improved security also serves to fulfill the 
requirements placed on business operations in respect of governance, 
risk management and compliance (GRC).

Beta Systems was founded in 1983, has been a listed company since 
1997, and has a workforce of around 400 employees. The company’s 
principal place of business is Berlin. Beta Systems operates through 
Centers of Competence in Cologne and Calgary, as well as 18 
subsidiaries worldwide and cooperations with numerous partner 
companies. Throughout the world more than 1,300 customers use the 
products and solutions of Beta Systems to improve their processes and
security in more than 3,200 running installations. At present, Beta 
Systems generates 50 percent of its sales from international 
business. Around 200 of its customers are based in the USA and 
Canada.

More information on the company and its products can be found under
www.betasystems.com.

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Beta Systems Software AG
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e-mail: stefanie.frey@betasystems.com

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Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005224406
WKN: 522440
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade