Press release: Juraj Kis to be appointed Managing Director for the eastern Switzerland region of SPIE ICS AG and join SPIE Schweiz AG's Executive Committee

Press release

APPOINTMENT

Juraj Kis to be appointed Managing Director for the eastern Switzerland region of SPIE ICS AG and join SPIE Schweiz AG's Executive Committee

Zurich, December 15th, 2017 -Subsidiary of SPIE Schweiz AG, SPIE ICS AG, Swiss ICT service Provider announces the appointment of Juraj Kis as Managing Director for the eastern Switzerland region. Succeeding Walter Lienhard, Juraj Kis will also be joining SPIE Schweiz AG's Executive Committee.

Juraj Kis will be taking over the role of Managing Director for the eastern Switzerland region of SPIE ICS AG as of 1st January, 2018. In this position, he will be responsible for the growth of SPIE ICS AG's strategic business fields in this region and will pursue its focus on customers' current and future needs. Juraj Kis will also be joining the Executive Committee of SPIE Schweiz AG and thus serving as a full successor to Walter Lienhard, who is leaving the company at his own request after seven years to take up new challenges.

After completing studies in control and regulating technology at HTL Winterthur, Juraj Kis (born 1967) spent ten years working as a software developer in industry. A bachelor's degree in software engineering and a switch to Alcatel brought him into the telecoms sector in 1998, followed by several years with Siemens and Nokia Siemens Networks.

In 2008, Juraj Kis switched to Juniper Networks, where he held numerous positions and spent the last years as Country Manager for Switzerland and Austria. In addition to bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering, software engineering and economics, Juraj Kis also holds an MBA from The University of St. Gallen (HSG).

'We are delighted that in Juraj Kis, we have gained an experienced expert in the ICT sector to support our strategic orientation in our key regions of Zurich and eastern Switzerland. We are thus resolutely continuing to implement our strategy of consolidating and further developing SPIE's position on the Swiss market', says Pierre Savoy, CEO of SPIE Schweiz AG. 'I am convinced that Juraj Kis's involvement will enable us tofurther strengthen our customer-oriented approach and customer focus', Pierre Savoy adds.

About SPIE Schweiz AG

SPIE Schweiz AG, a subsidiary of the SPIE group, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, is a Swiss provider of ICT, multi-technical and facility services. The divisions SPIE ICS (Information & Communication Services), SPIE MTS (Multi-Technical Services) and SPIE IFS (Integral Facility Services) provide solutions in the areas of 'Smart Cities', 'Energy', 'e-fficient buildings' and 'Industry Services', from 13 locations across Switzerland.

All business units benefit from staff with proven experience in consultancy, implementation, and maintaining custom and complex solutions. This includes secure data and communication technologies, conventional and renewable energy, and smart home automation solutions, for almost all branches and industries.

Through the Getronics Workspace Alliance, SPIE Schweiz AG is globally networked and well placed to provide a full range of services, even to major international clients. These services are enhanced by an efficient service centre with 24/7 availability in four languages.

With 38,000 employees working from close to 600 sites in 38 countries, the SPIE group achieved consolidated revenues of €5.1 billion in 2016 and consolidated EBITA of €352 million.

For more information, visit the website at www.spie.ch

Press contacts

SPIE Pascal Omnès Directeur de la communication Groupe Tel. + 33 (0)1 34 41 81 11 [e-mail]

SPIE Schweiz AG Oliver Wieczorek Director Marketing Communications Tel. + 41 (0)58 301 18 04 [e-mail]

Instinctif Partners Kirsten Duelli Tel. [phone] [e-mail]

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Photo Juraj Kis (JPEG)

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