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  • Schick family shareholding secured for the long term
  • Foundation pursues charitable goals
  • Tribute to life’s work of Bechtle co-founder Gerhard Schick

Karin Schick today announced the inception of a foundation named after her parents, Gerhard and Ilse Schick. A co-founder of Bechtle, Gerhard Schick has shaped the company for decades working side by side with co-founder Ralf Klenk, paving the way to great success. With a holding of more than 30%, the Schick family is Bechtle AG’s largest shareholder.

The Gerhard and Ilse Schick Foundation will be based in Gaildorf, where Bechtle AG has had its financial headquarters for decades. Karin Schick is contributing 4.5 million Bechtle shares to the foundation’s endowment funds, equalling 3.57% of Bechtle AG’s share capital. The remaining shares held by Karin Schick will be transferred to the foundation upon her death, guaranteeing Bechtle AG an anchor shareholder for generations to come. 

The foundation will exclusively pursue charitable, benevolent, and ecclesiastical causes. It was launched to honour the achievements and life’s work of Gerhard and Ilse Schick as well as the culture and values of Bechtle AG as a founder-owned company.

The Schick family has been involved in charitable work for decades. For example, the Gaildorf community foundation, initiated by the family of entrepreneurs back in 2000, is committed to promoting the education of young people and adults in their native Swabian region of Germany. Moreover, the family also founded the Community Knowledge Center in King’Ori, north-east Tanzania, to enable children, young adults, and adults access to education in the structurally weak region.

Über Bechtle

Bechtle AG is one of Europe’s leading IT providers, with more than 80 system houses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as e-commerce subsidiaries in 14 European countries. Founded in 1983, the company is headquartered in the southern German town of Neckarsulm and currently employs over 12,800 people. Bechtle provides more than 70,000 customers from the industrial, trade, financial and public sectors with a comprehensive, vendor-neutral portfolio that covers all aspects of IT infrastructure and operation. Bechtle is listed on the MDAX and TecDAX indexes. In 2021, the company generated a revenue of €5.31 billion. Read more at bechtle.com

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Bechtle
Bechtle Platz 1
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Telefon: +49 (7132) 9812281
Telefax: +49 (7181) 44004
http://www.bechtle.com

Ansprechpartner:
Sabine Brand
Corporate Communications
Telefon: +49 (7132) 9814115
Fax: +49 (7132) 981-4116
E-Mail: sabine.brand@bechtle.com
Martin Link
Telefon: +49 (7132) 981-4149
Fax: +49 (7132) 981-4116
E-Mail: martin.link@bechtle.com
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