Globalpark changes its legal structure

Hürth, 2008/04/06. Globalpark GmbH, a leading provider of online feedback software and services, today announced that its partners have made the decision to convert Globalpark to a publicly registered company limited by shares (“Aktiengesellschaft”) with immediate effect. The process will be concluded shortly with the company’s entry into the trade register. The company headquarters will remain in Hürth near Cologne, Germany. Professor Dr. Bernad Batinic, Dr. Lorenz Gräf and Jens Winicker, the three partners of Globalpark GmbH, will retain their shares in the newly-founded company.

Dr. Lorenz Gräf, previously Managing Director of Globalpark GmbH, will become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Globalpark AG. Professor Dr. Bernad Batinic has been appointed as Chairperson of the Supervisory Board. The other members of the Supervisory Board are Dr. Richard C. Geibel, Managing Director of the “Center for Scientific Entrepreneurship and Transfer” (CENSET) in Cologne, Dr. Richard Herrmann, member of the Management Board of the financial service provider Heubeck in Cologne, Olaf Hofmann, founder and Managing Director of the market research institute Skopos in Hürth, Florian H.W. Schmidt, Managing Director of the law firm Watrin & Schmidt in Cologne, and Jens Winicker, owner and Managing Director of the IFAK Institute for Market and Social Research in the city of Taunusstein.

About Globalpark

Globalpark provides panel, community and survey software that enables organizations to manage what matters across the enterprise. By capturing feedback and tracking behavior of customers, employees and partners, they gain insights that drive better business decisions. By identifying and empowering influential advocates, they build reputation and extend reach.