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Alibaba Cloud Celebrates 10 Years in Singapore with New Data Centers and AI Global Competency Center

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02/07/2025

New data centers in Malaysia and the Philippines to meet growing demand for AI and cloud services
New center in Singapore designed to support over 5,000 businesses and 100,000 developers to accelerate enterprise AI innovation and talent development globally
Driving AI innovation with product upgrades and global green AI research
Business showcases for Qwen, Alibaba’s large language model, across Asia and the Middle East

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 July 2025 – Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today marked a decade of operations in Singapore and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of its international headquarters in the country. To commemorate this milestone, it unveiled new infrastructure investments, a new AI competency center, advanced cloud and AI technologies, and global research findings on green AI adoption at its Global Summit, underscoring its ongoing commitment to advancing AI innovation.

Held in Singapore, the Alibaba Cloud Global Summit gathered over 500 leaders from business, technology, and the public sector worldwide to explore the future of AI, cloud computing, and sustainable digital transformation. The event also reaffirmed Singapore’s position as a strategic hub and international headquarters for Alibaba Cloud’s long-term growth in Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Selina Yuan, President of International Business at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, said,

“Over the past decade, Singapore has been both an innovation center and a gateway to the region’s digital economy. As we celebrate this important milestone, we reaffirm our commitment to empowering businesses of all sizes and verticals while advancing cutting-edge AI innovations and driving sustainable digital transformation in Singapore for years to come. Together with our partners and customers, we look forward to shaping Singapore’s future as a global leader in AI and cloud innovation.”

New Data Centers in Malaysia and the Philippines

To meet the growing demand for cloud and AI services across Southeast Asia, Alibaba Cloud announced the launch of its third data center in Malaysia on July 1, 2025. It also plans to open its second data center in the Philippines in October 2025.

Those expansions build on earlier infrastructure investments in Thailand, Mexico, and South Korea, announced in the first half of 2025. This growing network ensures that Alibaba Cloud can meet the rising global demand for secure, resilient and scalable cloud services, empowering businesses, developers, and organizations to innovate and scale with confidence as AI adoption accelerates across industries.

Launch of AI Global Competency Center to Power Enterprise Innovation

During the event, Alibaba Cloud launched its first AI Global Competency Center (AIGCC) in Singapore. The move aims to accelerate AI adoption by supporting enterprises of all sizes, from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to large-scale organizations, while also addressing the growing global demand for AI talent.

The center is designed to support over 5,000 businesses and 100,000 developers, offering access to advanced AI models and powerful computing resources to accelerate experimentation and deployment. Developers and businesses will benefit from the AI Innovation Lab, which offers token credits, curated datasets and personalized support tailored to real-world scenarios and industry needs.

As a collaborative innovation hub, the AIGCC aims to bring together more than 1,000 companies and startups to co-develop next-generation AI solutions, fostering an ecosystem of applied innovation. The center will also introduce over 10 AI agents across key industries – including finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, retail and energy – demonstrating AI’s potential across different verticals.

To build a robust AI talent pipeline, Alibaba Cloud will partner with more than 120 universities and institutions globally, with the goal of training 100,000 AI professionals annually.

New Cloud Products for Global AI Development

Alibaba Cloud announced new offerings to international customers by upgrading Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) products and introducing new AI tools. Alibaba Cloud Data Transmission Service (DTS), a real-time data streaming service, introduced a new “One Channel For AI” capability to streamline multimodal data preparation. This feature establishes an end-to-end pipeline that automatically converts both unstructured and structured data—including documents, images, tables, audio, and video—into vector databases, enabling developers to create real-time knowledge bases and create Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications with just few clicks. By automating the vectorization workflow, the upgraded DTS lowers technical barriers, enabling businesses to deploy LLM-powered applications faster and more efficiently.

Alibaba Cloud’s Platform for AI (PAI) has enhanced its high-performance AI inference capabilities to better support complex models like Mixture of Experts (MoE) and large-scale deployments with two key improvements in its PAI-Elastic Algorithm Service (EAS). For MoE architectures, PAI-EAS now features Expert Parallel (EP), an advanced optimization that works with a prefill-decode disaggregation framework to boost efficiency. This combination significantly increases inference efficiency, enabling higher throughput for LLMs while optimizing resource utilization. For example, the EP distributed deployment for Qwen3 235B achieves a TPS (Tokens Per Second) performance exceeding 15k, while maintaining an average per-token latency of under 50 milliseconds.

PAI-EAS also tackles slow cold starts and inefficient scaling with its new Model Weights Service, which dramatically reduces loading times. This makes it possible to spin up instances in seconds, rather than minutes. Tests with Qwen3-8B show 89.8% faster cold starts and 97.6% quicker scaling, while Qwen3-32B achieves 91.4% faster cold starts and near-instant scaling.

In response to customer demand, the company also revealed that its 9th Generation intel-based Enterprise Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance will be available across additional global markets from July, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Germany and the UK. Since its launch in April, nearly 10,000 businesses have adopted the upgraded instance, leveraging its industry-leading performance. This latest generation delivers 20% greater computing efficiency compared to previous iterations. By integrating elastic Remote Direct Memory Access (eRDMA) technology for ultra-fast networking, it achieves up to 50% performance gains in high-performance computing (HPC), search recommendations, and Redis database workloads.

Alibaba Cloud’s sustainability platform, Energy Expert, introduced a cutting-edge AI-driven ESG Reporting solution, empowering organizations to navigate the complexities of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures with precision and ease. Powered by Alibaba’s proprietary AI model Qwen, the innovative solution streamlines report generation through AI-powered tools – such as guided structuring, automated content creation and actionable insights – while enabling seamless collaboration via real-time task management and progress tracking.

Designed to align with global standards— including the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)—the platform ensures compliance, reduces operational costs, and strengthens audit readiness through traceable data lineage and centralized record-keeping.

New Global Study Reveals Growing Awareness of Green AI and Adoption Challenges

Also unveiled at the Global Summit were findings from a global study on the development and adoption of artificial intelligence systems that minimize energy consumption and environmental impact, known as green AI. The study was conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by Alibaba in collaboration with Alibaba-NTU Global e-Sustainability CorpLab (ANGEL). Surveying over 464 business and IT leaders worldwide, including Singapore, the study reveals the growing recognition of the importance of green AI, but also highlights a significant gap between vision and execution.

The study found that while 84% of leaders who have implemented an AI sustainability vision consider green AI to be important, 69% of organizations globally are still at the beginner stage of AI adoption. Many cited persistent technical challenges as key barriers to progress – among them, the lack of sustainably sourced materials for AI hardware (80%) and the difficulty of optimizing data center energy usage (73%).

Beyond the technical hurdles, the survey also revealed widespread capability gaps. A significant number of decision-makers indicated they lacked the knowledge to define a clear green AI strategy (74%), as well as the skills needed to implement and operate it (76%).

Considering those challenges, the study recommends several key strategies to drive wider adoption of Green AI, including powering data centers with renewable energy, deploying edge computing with optimized smaller models to reduce data center loads, and developing applications with code that requires less computational power. It also highlights the importance of increased collaboration between public and private sectors on regulation and standards and leveraging open-source models to minimize pre-training and energy consumption.

International Customers Leveraging Cloud and Qwen for AI Innovation

To help drive digital transformation and accelerate AI innovation initiatives, an increasing number of international customers have selected Alibaba Cloud as its digital solutions provider for its trusted cloud computing capabilities and advanced AI technologies.

After successfully migrating GoTo Financial’s infrastructure to Alibaba Cloud, GoTo Group, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, has now migrated its core business intelligence data platform to Alibaba Cloud’s MaxCompute to boost operational agility and drive cost efficiency. With MaxCompute’s fully managed architecture and automation, Alibaba Cloud delivered a seamless, six-month migration with tens of petabytes of data across GoTo’s complex system, achieving zero downtime and uninterrupted business continuity for GoTo Group throughout the process.

William Xiong, Group Chief Technology Officer of GoTo Group, said during the summit, “The migration to Alibaba Cloud’s MaxCompute has enhanced the scalability and resilience of our data platform. By delivering cost efficiency, performance parity, and operational continuity, this collaboration strengthens the technical foundation for GoTo’s ecosystem. This partnership positions us to drive innovation and deliver transformative solutions for millions of users across the ecosystem, while staying aligned with Indonesia’s data sovereignty goals.”

To enhance data management efficiency, GoTo Financial has migrated its lending workload to Alibaba Cloud’s database solutions. By leveraging cloud-native database PolarDB and in-memory database Tair, GoTo Financial’s lending systems now deliver high performance and ultra-low latency, seamlessly supporting over 500 microservices.

Many customers have also leveraged Alibaba Cloud’s flagship large language model, Qwen, to deliver innovative solutions, thanks to its robust multilingual capabilities. Qwen 3, the latest iteration of the Qwen family, supports 119 languages and has demonstrated exceptional performance in multilingual mathematical reasoning and translation, particularly in Asian languages, according to public datasets.

VisionTech, a generative AI company focused on boosting sales, enhancing customer experiences, and addressing manpower challenges in Singapore, tapped into Alibaba Cloud’s infrastructure and AI technologies to fuel its business growth across Southeast Asia. With Alibaba Cloud’s services, including Elastic Compute Service (ECS) and a strong regional presence, VisionTech reduced infrastructure costs by over 25%, improved support turnaround times, and accelerated AI deployment for enterprises and SMEs. VisionTech is also incorporating Qwen, Alibaba’s flagship large language model, as one of its core large language models (LLMs) to power its solutions, enhancing its AI bots’ ability to seamlessly manage multilingual interactions.

“Our partnership with Alibaba Cloud allows us to deliver smarter, scalable, and enterprise-ready AI solutions while maintaining operational efficiency and customer satisfaction,” said Lim Hui Jie, CEO of VisionTech. “Qwen’s strong performance in handling multilingual conversational inputs and real-time translation gives us a distinct edge over other LLMs, enabling us to fast-track deployments and improve user engagement— whether it’s English, Chinese, Malay, or Japanese. By dynamically switching languages in real-time, our AI bots create a seamless experience that resonates with users in various markets, ensuring that our solutions feel native and culturally aligned.”

FLUX, a leading Japanese technology solution provider, partnered with Alibaba Cloud to accelerate AI adoption in Japan. Through this collaboration, FLUX will introduce Qwen—Alibaba’s family of large language models (LLMs)—in various sizes to Japanese enterprises, enabling GenAI integration into their critical workflows. Additionally, FLUX will leverage Qwen to develop FLUX LLM solution, a customized AI solution designed to help Japanese businesses of all sizes optimize operations and enhance service capabilities.

Alibaba Cloud and Al-Futtaim, a Dubai-based, 90-year-old, privately held and diversified business group – recognized as one of the region’s most progressive enterprises operating across 18 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia – have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate Al-Futtaim’s digital transformation and global innovation agenda.

Under the agreement, Al-Futtaim will access Alibaba Cloud’s advanced AI capabilities, including proprietary foundation models and open-source frameworks to drive AI-powered innovation across its business units. The collaboration will also enable Al-Futtaim to leverage Alibaba’s global cloud infrastructure, broad digital ecosystem, and industry expertise to support its expansion into key international markets and scale transformative outcomes across sectors.

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About Alibaba Cloud

Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com) is the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group. It offers a complete suite of cloud services to customers worldwide, including elastic computing, database, storage, network virtualization services, large-scale computing, security, big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) services. Alibaba has been named the leading IaaS provider in Asia Pacific by revenue in U.S. dollars since 2018, according to Gartner. It has also maintained its position as one of the world’s leading public cloud IaaS service providers since 2018, according to IDC.

About the Green AI Survey

Commissioned By Alibaba and developed in collaboration with Alibaba-NTU Global e-Sustainability CorpLab (ANGEL), Forrester conducted an online survey of 464 business and IT decision-makers from high-tech companies and the public sector with responsibility over their organization’s green AI strategy to evaluate the market’s current knowledge and adoption of green AI. It collected feedback in April 2025 on green AI adoption, challenges and future plans from C-level executives, vice presidents, directors, and managers (or the equivalent of).

Respondents were located across 11 markets in Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea), Europe (France, Germany, and United Kingdom), Latin America (Mexico and Brazil), and North America (The United States).

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Southco’s Blind Mate Floating Mechanism Empowers Efficient Cooling in Data Centers

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20/01/2026

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 January 2026 – Global computing power is growing aggressively and pushing high-density chip power consumption. As this power density increases, traditional air cooling is reaching its physical limits, and once-fringe liquid cooling technology, boasting thermal efficiency hundreds of times greater than air cooling, is rapidly becoming core infrastructure.

Southco’s Floating Mechanism

Driven by global sustainability targets and the need for high-performance, energy-efficient infrastructures, new large data centers must achieve their targeted PUE values, accelerating the industry towards large-scale liquid cooling. However, reliability issues stemming from insufficient mechanical tolerances at the connection points of liquid cooling systems are becoming a critical bottleneck for energy efficiency upgrades and stable operation. Southco recognizes the severity of this challenge and is committed to providing breakthrough solutions.

Minor Deviations, Major Costs

During the large-scale deployment of liquid cooling technology, the reliability of connection interfaces is vital. According to key data from the Open Compute Project (OCP) “Rack-Mounted Manifold Requirements and Verification Guidelines,” a mere 1mm increase in mechanical deviation at liquid cooling interfaces can significantly raise system flow resistance by 15%, leading to a 7% increase in pump energy consumption! This is no trivial amount; in a hyperscale data center with thousands of interfaces, it translates to millions of kilowatt-hours of additional energy consumption and substantial operational costs each year. More concerning is that traditional rigid connection solutions typically offer only ±0.5mm of static tolerance, which proves inadequate in complex real-world environments like these:

Accumulation of Multi-Dimensional Installation Deviations: In mixed deployment scenarios of widely used EIA-310-D standard racks and advanced ORV3 open architectures, rack installation tolerances can accumulate up to ±3.2mm, far exceeding the limits of traditional solutions.
Dynamic Vibration Impacts: In ISTA 3-E vibration tests simulating real transportation and operating environments, interface displacement often exceeds 2.8mm, posing significant risks of leaks or connection failures.
Material Thermal Expansion Effects: Under a typical temperature change of 55°C, copper alloy manifolds can expand approximately 1.2mm per meter, continuously challenging fixed interfaces.

These dynamic, multi-dimensional deviations underline the urgent need for an intelligent, reliable sealing connection solution to ensure the long-term, efficient, and safe operation of liquid cooling systems.

Blind Mate Quick Disconnect: A Connection for a Dynamic World

As a century-old expert in precision engineering, Southco confronts this challenge head-on with the launch of the revolutionary new “Blind Mate Floating Mechanism” liquid cooling connection solution. This innovation is not just a new product; it is a systematic response to profound insight into industry pain points.

Current Status and Trends of Blind Mate Floating Technology

Liquid cooling technology is rapidly gaining traction in high-performance computing (HPC), AI training clusters, and hyperscale data centers. Blind mate technology allows devices to connect without precise visual alignment, making it a core interface solution for rapid deployment and efficient maintenance in liquid cooling systems (especially cold plate systems). The development trends are clear:

Higher Tolerance Capacity: Adapting to more complex rack environments and dynamic changes is essential.
Increased Reliability: Zero leakage, long lifespan, and resistance to extreme conditions are basic requirements.
Intelligent Integration: Integrating sensors for flow, temperature, pressure, etc., for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance is a future direction.
Standardization and Compatibility: Supporting OCP ORV3 and other open standards for seamless integration across platforms and manufacturers.
Lightweight and Compact Design: Meeting the demands of higher density deployments.

Southco’s Blind Mate Floating Mechanism exemplifies innovative design centered around these core trends.

Advantages Over Traditional Solutions

Compared to traditional fixed or simple floating heat transfer connection solutions, Southco’s “Blind Mate Floating Mechanism” offers a qualitative leap with advantages evident across multiple dimensions.

Three-Dimensional Dynamic Tolerance Control: Southco’s innovative design features a groundbreaking three-dimensional dynamic compensation mechanism: ±4mm of floating tolerance in the radial direction (2° tilt compensation) and 6mm of displacement absorption capacity in the axial direction. This far exceeds common static tolerances in the industry, effectively absorbing and adapting to all previously mentioned installation tolerances, vibration displacements, and thermal expansion deformations.
Self-Centering Mechanism: When the liquid-cooled blind-plug connector is unplugged, the floating structure automatically resets to the center position, ensuring sufficient floating space for plugging and unplugging operations, fully meeting the strict tolerance requirements of OCP and ORV3 standards.
Outstanding Sealing Performance for Long-Term Operation: Products endure rigorous ASME B31.3 standard 300psig burst pressure tests, ensuring over 10 years of service life, providing long-term stability for data centers, an achievement traditional solutions cannot match.
Efficient Maintenance and Significant Cost Reduction: Featuring the Universal Quick Disconnect Blind (UQDB) interface, the design enables genuine “blind operations,” allowing server maintenance without precise alignment or specialized tools. Quick disconnect capabilities make server replacement or upgrades as convenient as “hot plugging,” reducing downtime and related losses by over 90%.

The Necessity of Blind Mate Floating Mechanism

In AI computing clusters and next-generation data centers, adopting advanced connection solutions like Southco’s “Blind Mate Floating Mechanism” is no longer optional, but essential.

Key to Overcoming Cooling Bottlenecks: High power density is an inevitable trend; traditional cooling and rigid connections can no longer meet the demand. The Blind Mate Floating Mechanism is foundational for unleashing the full potential of liquid cooling and ensuring efficient, stable operation of cooling systems.
Cornerstone of Business Continuity: The costs of data center downtime are immense. The rapid, reliable thermal maintenance supported by the Blind Mate Floating Mechanism is vital for ensuring uninterrupted operation of critical business activities 24/7.
Core to Achieving Green and Low-Carbon Goals: Minor deviations in connectors leading to increased flow resistance can significantly elevate pump energy consumption. Its high-tolerance, low-flow resistance design directly contributes to lowering data center PUE values, making it an important element in energy conservation and emissions reduction goals.
Flexibility for Future Expansion and Upgrading: Modular and standardized design enables data centers to expand capacity and upgrade equipment more flexibly, easily accommodating future increases in computing power demand and technological iterations.

Continuous Innovation, Intelligent Cooling Ahead

According to the “Open Rack V3” white paper, liquid cooling penetration in hyperscale data centers is expected to exceed 40% by 2025. Southco continues to invest in R&D to iterate floating mechanism technology:

* Exploring lightweight high-performance materials (like PPSU thermoplastic) to reduce weight while maintaining strength.
* Advancing intelligent sensor integration for real-time monitoring of key parameters like flow and temperature, providing data for predictive maintenance and energy efficiency optimization.
* Deepening ecosystem collaboration and standardization to promote liquid cooling interfaces in higher density, lower TCO, and broader applications.

As liquid cooling technology transitions from optional to essential, Southco’s “Blind Mate ” represents a precision engineering product innovation, and a profound understanding of cooling challenges in the data center industry. By integrating over a century of precision mechanical design expertise with innovative three-dimensional dynamic tolerance control technology, Southco strives to help global data centers break through cooling bottlenecks, building a more efficient, reliable, and greener foundation for computing power, empowering infinite possibilities in the digital age.

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About Southco

Southco, Inc. is the leading global designer and manufacturer of engineered access solutions. From quality and performance to aesthetics and ergonomics, we understand that first impressions are lasting impressions in product design. For over 75 years, Southco has helped the world’s most recognized brands create value for their customers with innovative access solutions designed to enhance the touch points of their products in transportation and industrial applications, medical equipment, data centers and more. With unrivalled engineering resources, innovative products and a dedicated global team, Southco delivers the broadest portfolio of premium access solutions available to equipment designers throughout the world.

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Personalizing The Hong Kong Stay Experience With Dorsett Kai Tak’s ‘3 Wishes’ Package

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20/01/2026

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Save up to 25% with THREE self-chosen perks to match each journey— whether for family fun or business needs

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 January 2026 – Dorsett Kai Tak, Hong Kong invites travellers to personalize their Hong Kong stay with the Dorsett 3 Wishes Room Package. Guests can enjoy up to 25% savings on a two‑night stay while choosing THREE perks from a list of nine, tailored to their travel purpose—whether for leisure or business—combining modern luxury with authentic local experiences.

Stays Tailored for Every Kind of Traveller

For families and leisure travellers: enjoy local snacks vouchers from Kowloon City’s “Little Thailand”—with treats like egg waffles, pandan buns, or mango‑longan‑coconut dessert—plus options such as complimentary breakfast, room upgrade or a free Octopus card for easy city travel.

For business travellers: choose perks like an Airport Express ticket to Kowloon Station, complimentary suit pressing, or a local data SIM card to stay connected.

Dorsett Kai Tak sits beside the iconic Kai Tak Sports Park, home to world-class concerts and international sporting events. Guests enjoy exclusive walkway access to the Main Stadium and Kai Tak malls. Complimentary shuttle service to AIRSIDE mega mall and Kai Tak MTR ensures easy shopping and city exploration.

Leisure travellers can explore Kowloon Walled City Park for a glimpse of the city’s past or visit the former Kai Tak Airport site for aviation history. Foodies may wander through Kowloon City for Southeast Asian flavours or enjoy traditional Chiu Chow cuisine.

Featuring 373 contemporary rooms, including family-friendly triples, quads, connecting rooms, and balcony suites — ideal for groups of friends or families. Dining options include Jin Bo Law Skybar, Kai Fuk Lau, and Siete Ocho.

Book direct on the official Dorsett Kai Tak website to enjoy a personalized and authentic Hong Kong journey.

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About Dorsett Kai Tak, Hong Kong

This flagship property of Dorsett Hospitality International offers a modern five‑star stay in Hong Kong’s historic Kai Tak district. Conveniently located near Kai Tak Sports Park, the hotel provides exclusive stadium access and a complimentary shuttle to AIRSIDE and Kai Tak MTR.

Guests can choose from 373 stylish rooms and suites—including family-friendly options and the Presidential Pool Suite—and enjoy an infinity pool, 24-hour gym, Jin Bo Law Skybar, and dining at Kai Fuk Lau and Siete Ocho.

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SNP Supervisory Board Extends Contract of CEO Jens Amail Ahead of Schedule

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20/01/2026

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Contract of Jens Amail extended until December 2030
Early renewal reflects strong operational performance and successful strategic development
Partnership with Carlyle marks next phase of SNP’s growth trajectory

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 January 2026 – The Supervisory Board of SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE has extended the contract of Chief Executive Officer Jens Amail ahead of schedule by further five years. Amail, who has been leading the company since January 2023, will now remain CEO until December 2030. The early contract extension reflects the company’s successful development in recent years and signals stability and confidence in its leadership.

Jens Amail, CEO of SNP SE

Willi Westenberger, Managing Director at Carlyle and Chairman of SNP’s Supervisory Board, says: “Under Jens Amail’s guidance, SNP has made significant progress across its key strategic priorities, strengthened its market position and delivered sustained operational improvements. The company has accelerated its international expansion and broadened its global partner ecosystem as the foundation for sustainable growth. Extending his contract is a clear signal of continuity and underlines our confidence in his leadership and the strong team he has built at SNP.”

The significant operational progress and stability gained by SNP are closely linked to the leadership of Jens Amail. Since the end of 2022, the company has achieved annual records in order entry, revenue and EBIT. The sustained increase in profitability was backed up by a successful internationalization and growth strategy. This has opened up new markets, significantly expanded the software business and elevated the collaboration with the ecosystem to a new level.

Jens Amail also played a key role in strengthening SNP’s corporate governance and strategic stability. The return to a dual governance structure with an Executive and Supervisory Board, as well as the resolution of long-standing legal matters, have provided a solid foundation for the company’s future development. On the product side, the introduction of the SNP Kyano platform in 2024 was an important evolutionary step in supporting the company’s strategy as an enabler of digital transformations and business agility.

Building on this strong momentum, SNP entered into a strategic partnership with global investment firm Carlyle at the end of 2024. The partnership is intended to support the next phase of the company’s growth by accelerating strategy execution and further expanding SNP’s global footprint.

With the early extension of Jens Amail’s contract, the Supervisory Board is ensuring continuity at the top of the company as SNP enters the next chapter of its growth story.

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About SNP

SNP (ticker: SHF.DE) is the global technology platform leader and trusted partner for companies seeking unparalleled data-enabled transformation capabilities and business agility. SNP’s Kyano platform integrates all necessary capabilities and partner offerings to provide a comprehensive software-based experience in data migration and management. Combined with the BLUEFIELD approach, Kyano sets a comprehensive industry standard for restructuring and modernizing SAP-centric IT landscapes faster and more securely while harnessing data-driven innovations.

The company works with more than 3,000 customers of all sizes and in all industries in over 80 countries, including numerous DAX 40 and Fortune 500 companies. The SNP Group has more than 1,600 employees worldwide at over 36 locations in 23 countries. The company is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, and generated revenues of EUR 254,8 million in the 2024 fiscal year.

More information is available at www.snpgroup.com