New Chief Financial Officer at QSC

Cologne, March 31, 2009 - Jürgen Hermann was today appointed to the Management Board of QSC AG effective April 1, 2009, and in this function will assume the responsibilities of Markus Metyas effective May 1, 2009. Hermann, who holds a postgraduate degree in business administration, is in charge of Finance since the foundation of QSC in 1997 and has been responsible for helping to shape the entire structure of the company, from its pre-IPO financing to the initial public offering and right through until today. Markus Metyas had decided not to seek a further extension of his contract due to personal reasons, allowing him to address new challenges outside QSC. The company expresses its sincere thanks to him for his outstanding achievements in the past nine years.

Queries to:

QSC AG
Arne Thull
Investor Relations
Phone: +49 221 6698-724
Fax: +49 221 6698-009
E-mail: invest@qsc.de
Internet: www.qsc.de

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