From:	 "Caroline Larnach" <clarnach@fphcom.com>
To:	 
Subject: SuSE Linux announces changes at the top
Date:	 Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:32:00 +0100

SuSE Names Johannes Nussbickel As Chief Executive Officer
Roland Dyroff Joins SuSE Board of Directors

Borehamwood, UK - July 20, 2001 * SuSE Linux, the international technology
leader and solutions provider in Open Source operating system software,
today, named Johannes Nussbickel as the company's new Chief Executive Officer
(CEO). Roland Dyroff, the departing CEO becomes a guiding force within the
Board of Directors.

Johannes Nussbickel, previously SuSE's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) assumes
his new duties immediately. As SuSE's CFO, he fortified the company's
financial standing, assisted in SuSE's international development and legal
matters and extended the company's image in banking and investment
communities. Roland Dyroff, after eight highly successful years at the helm
of SuSE operations, immediately ascends to his position as a SuSE Linux board
member.

Upon taking up his new office Nussbickel stated, "We have a solid foundation
upon which we are taking SuSE to the next level as an international
corporation.  Technologically, SuSE Linux AG, has a marked competitive edge
over its competitors. That edge is based upon the first foundations
established by Roland Dyroff. The onus is now on us to proclaim the
commercial and technical benefits of using our Linux software and service
implementation, especially in an economy that is contending with a more
strained financial situation."

Heinrich Rodewig, Chairman of SuSE's Board of Directors, said, "I am
convinced that under the leadership of Nussbickel, SuSE Linux AG will
continue to profit from the substantial growth of the Linux market. Moreover,
Rodewig expressed his thanks and appreciation for the achievements made by
Dyroff, one of the founding members of the organization, whose engagement and
effort was one of the decisive factors for the national and international
standing of the company today.

Johannes Nussbickel, born 1963, joined SuSE Linux AG as Member of the
Executive Board and CFO in August 2000. Apart from his focus on the
implementation of the company's international accounting, reporting, and
planning systems, he was also responsible for investor relations and legal
issues. In addressing his new challenges, Nussbickel will make use of the
extensive experience he gained while working for  a number of multinational
enterprises. Following his graduation in Electrical Engineering from the
Technical University of Braunschweig, he received an MBA degree from the
University of South Carolina, Columbia. Subsequently Nussbickel held several
management positions in Finance in the Daimler-Benz Aerospace Group (DASA) in
Germany and the US. Before he joined SuSE, he was responsible for managing
large mergers & acquisitions projects at Daimler Chrysler Aerospace AG,
Munich, now part of the European aerospace group (EADS).

About SuSE Linux AG

SuSE Linux AG, headquartered in Germany, and SuSE Linux Ltd., based in
Borehamwood, UK,  is one of the world's leading providers of complete
solutions based on the Open Source operating system Linux. In addition to
operating systems and application software for private customers, SuSE Linux
AG offers software solutions and complete systems for the deployment of Linux
in companies.

SuSE supports its enterprise customers with a comprehensive range of
qualified consulting, training, and support services. The company, which
hosts the world's largest development team for Open Source solutions, has
made its unique project and support know-how accessible via the Internet in
the largest existing Linux knowledge database. Currently SuSE Linux AG has
more than 500 employees. The company runs subsidiaries in six countries.

Additional information about SuSE can be found at http://www.suse.co.uk

For more information please contact:
Rupert Warwick or Caroline Larnach
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clarnach@fphcom.com



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