Bochum (Germany), 15. October 2012 – Natalya Kaspersky, the owner of InfoWatch Holding company, has acquired over 16.8 percent of German antivirus security com-pany G Data Software AG shares. The shares came from different former shareholders, in particular from a venture capital company in Berlin. Natalya Kaspersky is to be elected to the supervisory board in the annual shareholder meeting on October, the 23rd.
The cooperation between G Data and Natalya Kaspersky goes back to the year 1996 when G Data’s co-founder Kai Figge met her in Hannover during CeBIT. At that time Natalya was a Director at antivirus company Kaspersky Lab where the two companies agreed on a tech-nology partnership.
Natalya Kaspersky is one of today’s most successful women in the IT industry. Within 18 years she together with her ex-husband Eugene Kaspersky turned a startup into one of the world’s leading security companies with more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Earlier this year Natalya Kaspersky quit Kaspersky Lab and sold her shares.
G Data Co-founder Kai Figge excited: «I have known Natalya Kaspersky since 1996. She is an outstanding character and was the driver of a unique success story. I am looking forward to a reliable, experienced and smart partner. It’s a dream combination.».
Natalya Kaspersky explains her entrance: «I was pleased by Kai Figge’s offer to join G Data. For many years I watched this company and I think it deserves more international success due to its' excellent product portfolio and high level of protection. During the years G Data has made significant technological improvements. I was impressed by the exceptional number of international awards won by the G Data products. I think, despite the changes in the IT world the quality of detection of security companies is still a priority.
As a member of the G Data supervisory board I will spread G Data’s excellent reputation round the globe and hope to help the company by using my knowledge and experience of the IT security field.».
