Thorsten Einig Joins Tucows as OpenSRS' Managing Director, Europe
By Tucows Inc., PRNEWednesday, October 20, 2010
TORONTO, October 21, 2010 - Today Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) announced that
Thorsten Einig has joined the company as Managing Director, Europe. Einig
will be responsible for maintaining and developing existing customer
relationships and fueling further European growth in OpenSRS, Tucows'
wholesale domain registrar and Internet services business.
Prior to joining OpenSRS, Einig spent eight years with 1&1
Internet in Germany where he headed up their domain business. He last held
the position of Business Development Manager for 1&1 in North America in
2008. Most recently, Thorsten worked as Senior Product Manager at Leaseweb
B.V. in the Netherlands.
"Thorsten Einig's first-hand knowledge of the hosting and
domain industries, specifically in terms of understanding the unique needs of
the European market, will be of great benefit to the company's existing and
potential new customers in Europe," said David Woroch, EVP Sales, OpenSRS.
Tucows is a global Internet services provider with customers
in over 100 countries worldwide, including every country in Europe. Einig
will be based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and will oversee OpenSRS'
existing office in Newcastle, UK.
About Tucows
Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS manages
over ten million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller
network of over 10,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover is the easiest way for
individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email
addresses. YummyNames owns premium domain names that generate revenue through
advertising or resale. Butterscotch.com is an online video network building
on the foundation of Tucows.com. More information can be found at
tucowsinc.com.
For further information: Lawrence Chamberlain, The Equicom
Group for Tucows Inc., +1-416-815-0700 ext. 257,
lchamberlain@equicomgroup.com
For further information: Lawrence Chamberlain, The Equicom Group for Tucows Inc., +1-416-815-0700 ext. 257, lchamberlain at equicomgroup.com
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