Media Release

SoftwareONE announces expansion of leadership team with Susanna Parry-Hoey as Chief Marketing Officer

Stans, Switzerland, 15 December 2020 - SoftwareONE Holding AG, a leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, today announced that Susanna Parry-Hoey will be joining SoftwareONE as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) as of January 2021. She will be responsible for all global and regional marketing activities and help drive future growth.

Dieter Schlosser, CEO, said "We are delighted to welcome Susanna to the SoftwareONE family and I am personally excited about the impact she will bring as our Group CMO. With Susanna's appointment I am confident we are adding strength and depth to the team that will be a key enabler in driving our business transformation forward and continue our successful growth path."

For over two decades, Susanna has driven significant growth in technology and services businesses ranging from Fortune 500 to start-ups. She most recently served as CMO for Cognizant's multi-billion-dollar Digital business. There Susanna was responsible for brand awareness, product portfolio, demand generation and partner marketing to deliver on strategic growth imperatives in AI and analytics, digital engineering, customer experience and Internet of Things. She previously held marketing leadership roles at Accenture, Deloitte and Presidio. Susanna got her Bachelor's degree at Yale and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

"Cloud adoption is the first step of every digital transformation journey. And today there's even more urgency to modernize apps, migrate workloads and automate IT. SoftwareONE is uniquely positioned to help customers becoming more innovative, agile and efficient. I am thrilled to be joining such an outstanding organization and can't wait to work with the team to advance SoftwareONE's leadership position in the market and its commercial impact" said Susanna Parry-Hoey, CMO.

Susanna will start her new role on 4 January 2021.

CONTACT

Panthea Derks, Media Relations
Tel. +41 44 832 82 03, panthea.derks@softwareone.com

Anna Engvall, Investor Relations
Tel. +41 44 832 41 37, anna.engvall@softwareone.com


ABOUT SOFTWAREONE

SoftwareONE is a leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, headquartered in Switzerland. With capabilities across the entire value chain, it helps companies design and implement their technology strategy, buy the right software and cloud solutions at the right price, and manage and optimize their software estate. Its offerings are connected by PyraCloud, SoftwareONE's proprietary digital platform, that provides customers with data-driven, actionable intelligence. With around 5,800 employees and sales and service delivery capabilities in 90 countries, SoftwareONE provides around 65,000 business customers with software and cloud solutions from over 7,500 publishers. SoftwareONE's shares (SWON) are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. For more information, please visit SoftwareONE.com.

SoftwareONE Holding AG, Riedenmatt 4, CH-6370 Stans


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