ICIS is delighted to announce that it has been appointed as financial PR consultants to SQS Software Quality Systems AG, an AIM-listed German provider of software quality testing services. Previously clients of College Hill, SQS has appointed ICIS to assist it in raising its profile with UK investors. Tom Moriarty, CEO of ICIS, and Bob Huxford will be leading the account, supported by Mike Smith.

With a market cap of approximately £60million, SQS is the global leader in independent software testing and quality management services. SQS consultants design and oversee quality management processes during software and IT systems development and test the resulting products for errors and omissions.

Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, SQS now has more than 1,400 employees across Europe, Asia and in Africa. The Group has a strong presence in Germany (Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Goerlitz and Hamburg) and in the UK (London, Woking, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast), Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Finland, India, Egypt and South Africa. SQS also has a minor stake in an operation in Portugal and a partnership operation in Spain.