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		Thomas Krüger
 _Thomas Krüger is a founder and managing partner of AdAstra
		Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, Munich, and of AdAstra Venture
		Consult GmbH, Munich.
 
 _Thomas Krüger was formerly active in various functions at
		HypoVereinsbank, as managing director of HVB
		Beteiligungs GmbH, the Private Equity arm of HypoVereinsbank, and 
		in establishing HypoVereinsbank's M&A business.
 
 _Earlier career stages included M&A activities at Gleacher
		& Co., New York, a Mergers and Acquisitions and Investment
		Banking firm specializing in large US and cross-border
		transactions, as well as Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., New York.
 
 _Before that, Thomas Krüger was active in the middle market Private
		Equity business at Deutsche Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH - the
		Private Equity unit of the Deutsche Bank AG - in Stuttgart, as
		well as in relationship management for multinational corporate clients
		at Citibank in Frankfurt, New York and Stuttgart.
 
 _Former Board responsibilities include SUSE Linux AG, Nuremberg,
		Trados Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA, adisoft AG, Karlsruhe, asknet AG, Karlsruhe,
		 bäurer GmbH, Donauschingen and Gomez Inc., Lexington, MA, Augusta Technologie AG, Munich, 
        and publicly listed Transtec AG, Tübingen.
 
 _Thomas Krüger studied Business Administration at the Berufsakademie 
		- University of Cooperative Education - in Stuttgart and is a
		graduate in business administration (BA).
 
 _Thomas Krüger is 62 years old and has 2 children.
 
 
 
 
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