Peter Mark Droste Joins Intershop Board

Highly experienced executive bolsters leadership team at e-commerce provider

Jena (Germany), April 21, 2009 – The Supervisory Board of Intershop Communications AG has appointed Peter Mark Droste to the Management Board.
The appointment is a result of the company’s successful growth strategy and will enable each member of the Management Board to focus more on their core duties.
Intershop has acquired the services of a respected expert in Mr. Droste, whose areas of responsibility on the board include mergers and acquisitions, marketing, public relations, investor relations, as well as finance, operations, legal, and human resources.
Mr. Droste has several decades of global management experience in the software and hardware industry, achieving considerable success at Nixdorf, Compaq Computer, CRM specialist Siebel Systems, and BPM/SaaS provider Cordys, among others.

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About Intershop
Intershop Communications (Prime Standard: ISH2) is a leading provider of comprehensive global e-commerce and online marketing solutions. Founded in 1992, Intershop has a long tradition of driving innovation in e-commerce by automating and simplifying business processes for mid to large-sized organizations. Intershop’s Enfinity software suite offers a highly scalable and robust solutions for conducting online business, complemented by all necessary technical and business consulting services. Intershop also acts as a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, managing all aspects of online retailing, including fulfillment, online marketing and hosting. Around the globe more than 320 enterprise customers, including HP, Sun Microsystems, BMW, and Deutsche Telekom run Intershop solutions. Intershop has offices in the United States and Europe. More information about Intershop can be found on the Web at www.intershop.com.

Intershop Communications AG
Intershop Tower
07740 Jena

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+49/3641-50-1000
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