Newly appointed head at the helm of Saturn's parent company, Ceconomy AG.
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Hey there! Today, we've got some juicy news about changes at the top of the game! Ceconomy AG, the parent company of MediaMarkt and Saturn, has got a new temporary duo running the show.
Kai-Ulrich Deissner, the man who's been crunching numbers as the CFO, is stepping up as the interim big kahuna, starting right now. Deissner's been managing the numbers for Ceconomy AG and the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group since February 1, 2023. Before that, he held several CFO positions and key leadership roles in sales and service at Deutsche Telekom.
Want to know who's doing the number-crunching now? Step forward Remko Rijnders! He was the CEO of MediaMarkt BeNeLux since 2020 and, just a few months ago, took on the role of COO for the operational business in BeNeLux, Iberia, Turkey, and Poland within the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group.
Bye-bye, Wildberger! Hello Merz Ministries
This shakeup comes after Karsten Wildberger's surprising exit. Why, you ask? Because the guy was tapped to join the German federal government as a Minister for Digitalization and State Modernization. Chancellor Friedrich Merz was the lucky one to snag him. Wildberger asked the supervisory board to let him go, effective May 5, 2025.
The board's on the hunt for a permanent replacement for Wildberger. Thomas Dannenfeldt, chairman of the supervisory board of Ceconomy AG, said, "With the appointment of Kai-Ulrich Deissner and Remko Rijnders, we've found a killer temporary team that ensures stability and continuity until we find the right person for the job." The lucky successor will be announced in the future.
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[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-01/ceconomy-ag-s-deissner-takes-ceo-helm-as-wildberger-joins-german-govt[2] https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ceconomy-ag-cfo-deissner-takes-helm-ceo-post-2023-03-01/[3] https://www.zdnet.com/article/karsten-wildberger-quits-as-ceo-of-electronics-retailer-ceconomy-ag-to-join-german-govt/
- Kai-Ulrich Deissner, who previously served as the CFO for Ceconomy AG, is now taking on the interim CEO role, effective immediately.
- Before his current position, Deissner held several CFO positions and key leadership roles in sales and service at Deutsche Telekom.
- Remko Rijnders, the former CEO of MediaMarkt BeNeLux, is now responsible for number-crunching as the COO for the operational business in BeNeLux, Iberia, Turkey, and Poland within the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group.
- The supervisory board is searching for a permanent replacement for Karsten Wildberger, who left Ceconomy AG to join the German federal government as a Minister for Digitalization and State Modernization.
