New executive at Ascom Management

The 42-year-old Michaela Stöckli is taking on the task of managing the Traffic Security business unit. She takes up her post on 1 November 2005 and will report directly to Bernd Kuhlin, General Manager of the Security Solutions Division. Thus Ascom underlines the strategic meaning of this business segment.

Ascom has secured a prominent management personality in Michaela Stöckli, who will be contributing her valuable experience in the IT sector. Michaela Stöckli has a qualification in business management, and in the course of her business career she has exercised a variety of sales and marketing management functions in informatics firms operating internationally. She ran the Switzerland office of Software AG, then was Regional Manager for several European countries before taking over management of the Swiss subsidiary of Logica CMG (London). From 2003 she held the position of International Sales Vice President of Phonak Holding, where she was responsible for worldwide sales of Phonak products. Since 2005, Michaela Stöckli has been working independently as a business consultant.
Traffic Security provides integrated information and communications systems for public transport, railway stations and underground railways, as well as tunnel radio, emergency call systems and information displays for roads and motorways.

About Ascom

Ascom is an international provider of solutions and has comprehensive technology know-how. The group will in future be concentrating on two core areas: Wireless Solutions (high-level customer-specific on-site communications solutions) and Security Solutions (applications for security, communications, automation and guidance systems for infrastructure operators, public security institutions and the army). The Special Products area of business essentially comprehends the activities of network integration (network solutions in the converging data/voice market) in Italy, and payphones (specialized products for telephone communications). The business areas being discontinued are mainly Transport Revenue (charge-collection, parking and toll systems) and Network Integration in Switzerland, Belgium and Germany. With many years of experience in controlling complex projects for demanding clients, Ascom has established itself in important key markets. The range of services provided by Ascom extends from analysis and consultancy, through system design and integration, project management, engineering and implementation, to maintenance and support. The firm has branches in 22 countries and employs some 3,500 staff worldwide. Ascom registered shares (ASCN) are listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange in Zurich.