Jörgen Mannheimer new president of APIS
Jörgen Mannheimer new president of APIS Jörgen Mannheimer has been appointed the new president of APIS. APIS is an international competence provider in mobile telecoms and wireless Internet. Jörgen Mannheimer comes to APIS from Tetra Pak, where he has held a number of leading international positions. Jörgen Mannheimer has worked for Tetra Pak since 1983 and was most recently in charge of the establishment of a new strategic business area. He has previously led global corporate business development projects and headed business ventures in Spain and the USA. Mr. Mannheimer has long experience of international change processes with a focus on product development and establishment on new markets. "In a short time, APIS has achieved a unique position in the mobile telecoms and wireless Internet sector. There is a huge demand for competence in this rapidly growing industry," says Jörgen Mannheimer. "I believe that my experience from working in a fast-growing global company will be particularly useful to APIS." APIS is an international competence provider in mobile telecoms and wireless Internet. In less than five years the company has become the market leader in its niche. To meet the great demand for competence development in mobile telecoms and wireless Internet, the company is currently implementing a number of changes: the organization is being reinforced, the company is expanding into new markets, and operations are being broadened. Former CEO and founder Fredi Hedenberg will now concentrate on business development. "APIS is entering a new phase in its life cycle, which will among many things include an IPO next year," says Mr. Hedenberg. "Jörgen Mannheimer's vast international experience, in combination with his dynamic personality, make him a very strong reinforcement to APIS's management." For further information, please contact: Jörgen Mannheimer, President and CEO, APIS, tel. +46 8 555 105 01, mobile +46 8 707 20 30 20, jorgen.mannheimer@apis.se Fredi Hedenberg, founder, APIS, tel. +46 8 555 105 10, mobile +46 708 70 67 08, fredi.hedenberg@apis.se APIS in brief APIS is an international competence provider in mobile telecoms and wireless Internet. APIS carries out supplier-independent training projects in all parts of the world. Clients include mobile telecom operators, system vendors and consulting firms with technically qualified personnel. APIS offers a wide range of products for a dramatic increase in competence, ranging from in- depth technical courses covering several days in such fields as GSM, GPRS and UMTS to technical seminars on topics such as WAP and IP. Personnel from more than 240 (of a total of about 400) operators, vendors and consulting firms all over the world have so far participated in APIS training and seminars. Since the start in 1994, the business has grown by more than 100 percent per annum. The greatest growth is currently taking place on the European and American markets. APIS currently has some 60 employees, with 1999 sales of nearly SEK 40 million. The company is located in Sweden. Poland and South Africa. APIS anticipates rapid growth in the next few years, and is going to open offices in Europe and the USA. The company is owned today primarily by its founders Fredi Hedenberg and Sven J. Sigling, and by its personnel. A new share issue will take place in the spring of 2000, and an IPO is planned during 2001. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/12/20000412BIT00100/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/12/20000412BIT00100/bit0002.pdf