Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 2, 2000
PROF. PETER KABEL, is the founder of Kabel New Media and Chief Executive
Officer of Kabel New Media AG. He initially studied visual communication
at the Hochschule fr bildende Knste in Hamburg, obtaining his degree
as a communications designer. The foundation of Bro fr grafische
Gestaltung in Hamburg (1986), Kabel Hamburg GmbH (1991) and Bro Hamburg
GmbH (1991) then followed. 1993 saw the foundation of Trendbro GmbH and
Kabel New Media GmbH. ?In September 1996, Peter Kabel was appointed to a
chair in the design department of the Fachhochschule Hamburg. ?At the
time of its flotation in June 1999, Kabel New Media GmbH employed around
120 full time staff. ?Peter Kabel is the Chairman of the Board of Kabel
New Media AG. ?On 15 June 2000 -exactly one year after the IPO - the
Kabel Group employed just under 800 people worldwide, and now maintains
offices at many German (Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Karlsruhe, Munich,
Aachen, Bonn, Friedrichshafen) and international locations (Sweden,
Great Britain, Austria and the USA). ?In addition, various subsidiaries
engaged in a variety of activities have been established since the IPO:
Kabel e:consult, Kabel e:solutions and Kabel e:services, together with
Sports Digital Services and Sports Interactive AG (SIAG). On the basis
of its quality and service, Kabel New Media has now developed into one
of the most successful European e-business enablers. In that context,
Kabel New Media regards itself as both a service provider and a
supplier. There are therefore two complementary fields of business:
Professional Services and what we term Platform Business. In the
Professional Services field, all the services of an expert full service
partner from consulting through production to operation and day by day
support are provided. In the Platform Business sector, Kabel New Media
and various associate companies concentrate jointly on target group
orientated Internet products, and exploit them commercially. Profile
of its activities and perhaps a review of the major corporate
milestones? Prof. Kabel: Today we operate in two fields of
