ADTECH Expands Management Board

Mark Thielen appointed CTO; board confirms existing positions.

London, UK, March 17, 2008– ADTECH, the global provider of ad server technology has today announced the appointment of Mark Thielen as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  In the newly created position, Thielen will be responsible for technical development of ADTECH’s Helios IQ ad server solutions for clients and publishers.  The 35-year-old has been with the company since mid-1999.  In his most recent position as Head of Technology, he managed  Hard & Software Operations  as well as in-house computing.

Dirk Freytag will remain as the CEO for ADTECH until mid-2009, and the supervisory board has extended his managerial mandate accordingly.  Freytag has been with ADTECH since 2000 and was appointed to the management board in 2002.  Erhard Neumann, Freytag’s colleague on the management board, was also confirmed in his position as Chief Operating Officer (COO).  As COO, Neumann is responsible for product management and customer service.

Members of the new executive board:
Dirk Freytag, CEO
Erhard Neumann, COO
Mark Thielen, CTO.

With these actions, the supervisory board of ADTECH is hoping to maintain continuity of management and service.  Last year, the company reported robust growth, with a 50 percent increase in annual sales over the past three years.  Well established in the European Internet advertising market, ADTECH successfully expanded its operations to the US in 2007.  In the coming months, the provider of ad serving platform solutions hopes to further consolidate its international market position.

A photo with print resolution (300 dpi) is available for download: Mark Thielen, CTO.