Teleplan Appoints Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

AMSTERDAM, November 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Teleplan International N.V. (Prime Standard, ISIN: NL0000229458), the leading global provider of high-tech integrated after-market services for the Computer, Communications and Consumer Electronics industries has appointed Patrick Ring as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. The official appointment of Patrick Ring as Member of the Management Board is subject to the approval of the Company's General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on 14 December 2011. "Patrick will bring a broad international experience in Forward and Reverse Logistics Supply Chain to our company and key constituents which will increase our customers' experience going forward," commented Gotthard Haug, Chief Executive Officer at Teleplan.

Patrick Ring (45), Irish nationality, joined Teleplan on 1 November 2011. Prior to joining Teleplan Mr. Ring served as Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales at ModusLink & Banta Global Turnkey. Prior to this he held Management roles in Operations & Supply Chain at Intel and Apple over an eleven year period.

The Management Board of Teleplan now consists of four Management Board Members with Gotthard Haug, Chief Executive Officer, Jan Piet Valk, Chief Financial Officer, PK Bala, Chief Operations Officer and Patrick Ring, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.

A high res picture of Patrick ring is available for download here:

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Teleplan International N.V. Teleplan International N.V. is one of the top suppliers of high-tech after-market services and provides total lifecycle care solutions for the world of Computers, Communications and Consumer Electronics ("3Cs"). The lifecycle care concept ranges from simple repairs to the most sophisticated technological and electronic solutions. Headquartered in Amsterdam/Schiphol, the Netherlands, Teleplan currently operates from 24 sites in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia with approximately 5,300 employees.  

For further information please visit: http://www.teleplan.com.