Ceconomy appoints interim CEO and CFO - RetailDetail EU

He is to be responsible for digitalisation and state modernisation in the Merz cabinet: Ceconomy CEO Karsten Wildberger moves into politics. Update of 9 April 2025: After the oath of Karsten Wildberger to become the new digital minister, his former employer – the commercial group Ceconomy – has launched the search for a new CEO. For the transitional period, the Supervisory Board has [...] The contribution Digital Ministry: Ceconomy seeks success…

Back over: The media market and Saturn mother Ceconomy introduces Chief Financial Officer Kai-Ulrich Deissner as interim CEO. The post was vacant because his predecessor Karsten Wildberger joined the cabinet of Friedrich Merz as digital minister. However, the Ceconomy Supervisory Board is looking for a permanent successor. manager-magazin.de, turi2.de (Background)

Ceconomy appoints interim CEO and CFO - RetailDetail EU

Ceconomy (MediaMarkt, Saturn) has appointed Kai-Ulrich Deissner as its new CEO and Remko Rijnders as its new CFO. Both jobs are “temporary”, after previous CEO Karsten Wildberger chose to leave Ceconomy for a job in the new German government. Looking for stability Days after Wildberger officially left Ceconomy to become Germany’s new Digital Minister, the German electronics giant has appointed Deissner as its new CEO. He will take on the job on …

Ceconomy presents an interim solution for CEO Karsten Wildberger, who has changed to the Federal Government: CFO Kai-Ulrich Deissner will assume the position as interim CEO until a new boss has been found, the Group reports.

Following CEO Karsten Wildberger's move into federal politics, Ceconomy has found a new CEO. Current CFO Kai-Ulrich Deissner will take over on an interim basis.