01/16/2013

Andreas Seinsche, Stefan Steber and Rom De Vries to manage business of Munich-based IT specialist and personnel services provider

Munich, January 16, 2013 – A change has been implemented to the management of Munich-based TOPjects GmbH, an Allgeier Group company. Andreas Seinsche, Stefan Steber and Rom De Vries have been appointed to the company’s management team as part of a change to the legal form of the company into that of a limited company under German law (‘Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung’ – ‘GmbH’).

Rainer Keser, who has been Management Board member to date, has left the company on amicable terms in order to devote himself to new entrepreneurial challenges. During his many years of activity as a Management Board member and shareholder, Rainer Keser contributed significantly to the successful development of the company, which was founded in 1995, into a renowned IT services-provider. Today, TOPjects employs more than 200 in-house and external staff members, and operates offices in Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Berlin. The company’s Supervisory Board and the Management Board of Allgeier SE would like to extend their warm thanks to Mr. Keser for his highly significant achievements over the course of the past years, and would like to wish him every success and happiness for the future.

At the same time, the new management team is embarking on a new course towards further integration within the Allgeier Experts Division. The Allgeier Experts Division, with its Goetzfried, TECOPS, U.N.P., Oxygen Consultancy and TOPjects companies, has stood for the reliable and rapid provision of expertise and flexible personal resources for many years now. The service portfolio includes the recruitment, mediation, transfer and management of IT specialists, commercial experts and engineers, the realisation of development projects, the planning and implementation of IT infrastructure solutions, as well as the design and development of software. These services are oriented to current market trends and customer requirements. This has allowed the Experts Division companies to successfully realise a large number of high-end IT services and projects for their customers, all the way through to major projects such as Dataport, the central service-provider for information and communication technology for the German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. TOPjects plays an important role within the new division with its strong anchoring within Bavaria, and its expertise within the banking and financial services sector.

TOPjects’ high level of customer and service orientation is evidenced by the large number of long-term and trusting partnerships that it maintains with companies from varied sectors. Within the Experts Division, TOPjects will further expand its strengths in individual consulting, and the development of tailored and excellent solutions. Synergies and economies of scale are also being exploited within the division, in order to boost service speed, and to enhance the scalability of the services provided. Both large and medium-sized companies will be able to access a significantly expanded portfolio of services in the future.

TOPjects, European IT Workplace of the year 2012, has long invested in the promotion and development of its staff. Employees in the Experts Division enjoy multifaceted career and development opportunities. This high-growth division offers a long-term and stable working environment, and provides new opportunities for individuals to further develop themselves within varied working situations.

About the individuals:

Andreas Seinsche

Following commercial and IT training, Andreas Seinsche (60) initially worked in software development and business analysis at renowned manufacturing industry companies. He switched to the IT services sector in 1992, and focused immediately on the financial sector, where he has concentrated on supporting major banks in the realisation of IT projects to the current day. He acted as branch manager and managing director at a Munich-based IT services-provider from 1995 until 2006. He has been active as a divisional director within the TOPjects management since 2007, and has been a member of the company’s management team since autumn 2012. Thanks to his activities, TOPjects has significantly expanded its share of business among banks and insurance companies. Andreas Seinsche is married, has two adult children and lives with his wife in the southeast of Munich.

Stefan Steber

Stefan Steber (50) has gained broad knowledge within the financial sector during his more than 20 years of activity in the banking sector. He switched his career to the IT services area in 2002. Since then, Mr. Steber has focused on providing support to financial sector customers in the successful design and implementation of IT projects. Mr. Steber held the position of managing director at his former employer, with responsibility for the banks and insurance companies areas. Stefan Steber joined TOPjects in 2007, where he held the position of divisional director until the present day. A native of Munich, Mr. Steber is married and lives in the west of Munich.

Rom De Vries

Rom De Vries (48) joined the Allgeier Group as the result of the acquisition of Skytec AG. Rom de Vries was a member of the Skytec Management Board, and was also responsible for business development. Born in the Netherlands, Rom De Vries is a lawyer and has worked for 14 years in Munich, including as HR director at Microsoft Germany. Mr. De Vries previously held various senior management positions at international companies, where he gained extensive expertise in M&A and corporate integrations. Rom De Vries lives with his wife and two children in the country to the southeast of Munich.