TQ-Group
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Press release
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Competitive-sports world meets cutting-edge technology:
Peter Schlickenrieder named new TQ Brand Ambassador
Starting September 2017 Peter Schlickenrieder will serve as brand ambassador for the technology firm TQ-Systems. He is an Olympic silver medal winner who after finishing his career established himself as a co-moderator and TV expert contributor, but also initiated extraordinary sports, adventure, and film projects. The goal of this collaboration between TQ and Peter Schlickenrieder is to inspire society to employ cutting-edge technologies in the most efficient and appropriate way while also supporting a happy and healthy lifestyle.
The decision to engage Peter Schlickenrieder as TQ Brand Ambassador was an easy one for Reiner Gerstner, Chief Marketing Officer of the TQ Group: “Of course the shared values of the TQ brand and Peter Schlickenrieder played a key role here – both demonstrating ambition and the motivation to perform. However another critical value was the ability to suffer when going to the limit but then preparing for this in the best way possible. For us Peter represents credibility and real appeal by the authentic way he approaches even adventurous projects. All these characteristics made him an Olympic medalist in the sport of cross-country skiing and earned him many additional honors. The handshake and dependable commitments mean so much both to Peter Schlickenrieder and to us. His well-grounded but calculated spirit of adventure plus his enthusiasm for modern technologies are what won us over. These simply represent an ideal fit.”
The TQ brand has also won over Peter Schlickenrieder: “For me TQ-Systems stands for quality, performance, reliability, and progress. I am extremely excited about collaborating with this innovative company and about the many shared projects.” He sees a variety of links between himself and TQ: “Technology is the driver of digitization, and should make life easier or enhance the quality of life. Previously as a professional athlete I profited from the technical innovations of the ski industry. Today I utilize many technical tools to plan, organize, implement, and document my projects. Technology provides many solutions to problems of the future. In order to achieve innovative advances you need strivers, committed doers, crossover actors, and explorers who think outside the box like the team at TQ-Systems. For me they are also pioneers who seek out challenges based on curiosity – with the aim of making the world a little bit better. This is where I see an ideal starting point for cooperation. Technology can enhance quality of life, provide solutions, and is just cool and fascinating. Working together we want to have people experience technology and innovation, but also motivate them toward curiosity and the spirit of discovery.”
TQ-Systems is one of Germany's leading technology companies. TQ is a systems service provider that develops and produces complex electronic modules and systems on behalf of customers. In addition, TQ provides complete solution modules such as embedded modules and systems, drive solutions for E-bikes, as well as robotics, solutions for aeronautical applications, medicine, but also building automation and energy management.
Peter Schlickenrieder's greatest achievements were earning the silver medal in the sprint at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, two World Cup wins in the individual competition and one World Cup relay competition, plus five German championship titles. Following this he established a sports marketing agency and has been vice president of the German Ski Association since 2005. He has worked as a TV expert and co-moderator for the sport of cross-country skiing at the German TV station ARD since 2002. Since 2008 he has also been seen as a fitness expert in the “ARD Buffet” program.
Accompanying image material:
¢ Cooperation sealed with a handshake:
TQ CMO Reiner Gerstner (left) and Peter Schlickenrieder
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¢ TQ Brand Ambassador Peter Schlickenrieder
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¢ The E-Bike drive system from TQ: TQ HPR 120S
(File: TQ_Bicycle Brand Contest-Gewinner.jpg)
Link to the product website:
https://www.tq-drives.com/en/
About TQ Drives:
TQ Drives stands for high-performance, high-efficiency electric drive solutions for light electric vehicles (LEVs). TQ Drives offers today’s most powerful standard mid-mounted motors for electric bikes (pedelecs, S-pedelecs and R-pedelecs) and for cargo electric bikes with its TQ HPR 120S and TQ HPR 120C (120 Nm torque and 920 W maximum power) products. The motors are manufactured entirely in Germany. TQ Drives is the Electric Mobility Division of the TQ Group.
About the TQ Group:
As an electronics service provider (E²MS supplier and CEM) TQ offers the complete range of services from development, through production and service right up to product life cycle management. The services cover assemblies, equipment and systems including hardware, software and mechanics. Customers can obtain all services from TQ on a modular basis as individual services and also as a complete package according to their individual requirements. Standard products such as finished microcontroller modules (minimodules), drive and automation solutions complete the range of services.
Through the combination of electronics services and finished system components, TQ offers customer-specific products as ODM products and thereby addresses customers who would like to receive finished products and at the same time benefit from the advantages of a customer-specific solution. ODM products are provided on time and economically using a comprehensive solution kit. The kit includes finished electronic, mechanical and software components including certification and licenses.
The TQ Group employs approx. 1,400 colleagues at their 12 sites (10 x Germany, 1 x Switzerland, 1 x China).
Further information on TQ can be found at www.tq-group.com/en.
Press contact (not for printing):
TQ-GroupMühlstraße 2 | Gut Delling
82229 Seefeld
Germany / Petra Zimmermann
Phone: +49 8153 9308-245
Fax: +49 8153 9308-7245
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