Zaltbommel, 15 June 2010 – As from 1 July 2010, Mark Cockings will be the new Managing
Director of Qurius UK while Jan Druppel will start as Managing Director of Qurius
Belgium on the same date. Both have extensive track records in the ICT industry, strong
commercial drives and the right experience and ambition to bring Qurius to the next
level in each country.
Sales driven and strategic insight
Before joining Qurius, Mark Cockings (1969) built an extensive career at IBS AB, where
he held the position of Senior Vice President Strategy & Development since January 2009.
He started working for IBS in 1996,held various positions, including the posts of
Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Area President Central Europe and Global
Business Development Director andhas been a member of the overall Group Management
since 2004.
Leen Zevenbergen, CEO Qurius NV: “The UK is one of our target growth markets for the
coming years.. By assigning Mark Cockings as a member of our international management
board, we have the right man to help Qurius grow into one of the leading ICT companies
and Microsoft partners in the UK.”
Qurius UK has two fully-staffed offices in Swindon and Manchester (Bury) and serves over
100 customers. Its core markets are Recycling and Waste Management, Metals Stockholding
and Manufacturing, Holiday Homes and Caravans and Professional Services Organisations.
An entrepreneur at the wheel
Jan Druppel (1967) has been General Manager of the Software Division of Systemat Group
in Belgium and Luxemburg since 2002, where his manageriel skills and keen market insight
have resulted into doubling the turnover of the division in the market. Before he
started working for Systemat Group, he had set up his own software company Q&A NV, which
he managed from 1996until 2002.
Qurius Belgium has expertise semi process industry (Food, Pharma and Chemicals), Waste
Management & Recycling, Installation & Maintenance companies and Member organizations
and has offices in Ghent (Sint-Martens-Latem) and Antwerp (Kontich). Managed by Mr
Druppel, Qurius Belgium will focus on market leadership in its field, by means of
organic growth and possible acquisitions.
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Qurius NV
Qurius provides technology answers: design, architecture, infrastructure, deployment and
systems management of Microsoft-based business and IT solutions. Headquartered in
Zaltbommel, the Netherlands, we serve customers across Europe, including Belgium,
Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic. In
2010, we openly declared a target of 100 per cent sustainability by 2014. A bold
objective, designed to drive the company to European leadership in the field of
sustainable ICT. We aim to be the number one choice for customers with the same ambition
and the same sustainability goals. Qurius has been publicly quoted on Euronext Amsterdam
since 1998. For more information, visit www.qurius.com http://www.qurius.com/ .
Contact
Qurius NV, Suzanne Schaapman, Manager Investor Relations, s.schaapman@qurius.com
mailto:s.schaapman@qurius.com ; +31(0)418683500.
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