The Supervisory Board of adesso SE has appointed Mark Lohweber (54) as the successor to CEO Michael Kenfenheuer (65), who will retire at the end of 2023. Lohweber has been a member of the Executive Board of adesso SE since July 2023 and has successively taken over Kenfenheuer's areas of responsibility. In the Executive Board, he is responsible for the Banking and Insurance sectors as well as the Corporate Account Management. In addition, he is responsible for major subsidiaries such as adesso insurance solutions GmbH, Afida GmbH, adesso banking solutions GmbH and WEPEX GmbH. adesso SE and Lohweber know each other well thanks to various management positions he has held within adesso from 2007 to 2021. Before being appointed as a Member of the Executive Board of adesso SE in July, the skilled banker and law graduate was CEO of CoCoNet AG, a leading European FinTech company.
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Mark Lohweber assumes CEO position at adesso SE in the beginning of 2024 - Michael Kenfenheuer and Dirk Pothen leave the Executive Board by the end of 2023
Changes in the adesso SE Executive Board: Mark Lohweber will become the new CEO at the beginning of 2024, taking over from Michael Kenfenheuer, who will leave the Executive Board by the end of 2023. In addition, Dirk Pothen will end his Executive Board contract early for personal reasons as of December 31, 2023.
Mark Lohweber appointed as new CEO of adesso SE for the beginning of 2024.
At the same time, the Supervisory Board announces that Dirk Pothen (56) has requested early termination of his Executive Board contract as of December 31, 2023, due to personal reasons. The Supervisory Board regretfully respects this decision and has agreed to the request. Pothen has played a key role in shaping the successful development of the adesso Group as a member of the Executive Board since October 2018. Under his responsibility, the company's internationalisation has been driven forward and the project business in the Automotive and Manufacturing Industry sectors have been successfully established and expanded. In addition, Pothen is in charge of the Corporate Marketing & Communications department and shaped the Human Resources department until June 2023. His responsibilities will be reallocated among the existing Executive Board members.
Dirk Pothen will leave the adesso Executive Board early for personal reasons at the end of 2023.
The Supervisory Board also wants to specially emphasize the outstanding performance and many years of contribution of Michael Kenfenheuer. As a member of the Executive Board since 2000, Kenfenheuer has successfully shaped the development of adesso into a leading IT group. From 2011 to 2015, he was Co-Chairman of the Executive Board and subsequently took over as CEO.
"I am convinced that the reshaped Executive Board will continue the sustainable growth path and set new impulses for the future," sums up Prof. Dr. Volker Gruhn, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and main shareholder of adesso SE. " Personally and on behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Michael Kenfenheuer and Dirk Pothen for their contribution to adesso's success and wish them all the best for their private future."
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