At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Germany based CFO’ operating in the Internet space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Thomassin Emmanuel
CFO of Delivery Hero
Emmanuel Thomassin joined Delivery Hero in January 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Emmanuel is responsible for the financial activities of Delivery Hero, as well as the management of several internal departments. Before joining, he was the CFO at the Berlin-based incubator and Delivery Hero investor, Team Europe. Until late 2012 Emmanuel spent 6 years as the CFO and executive board member of MetaDesign, the international corporate branding agency based in Berlin. In this role he was responsible for the HR, Legal, IT and Finance departments and managed the relationship to customers like FIFA, AstraZeneca or Voith. Emmanuel holds masters degrees from the French University and from the German Fachhochschule in Economics.
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About Delivery Hero, Team Europe: Delivery Hero is a network of online food ordering sites with over 100 restaurant partners worldwide.
Peter Kimpel
CFO of Rocket Internet
Peter Kimpel is a Chief Financial Officer at Rocket Internet SE since May 2014. Peter was born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1968. Peter holds a degree in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Upon graduation, Peter began his career with Goldman Sachs as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs International London. Between 1992 and 2014, he held various other positions at Goldman Sachs, including Associate in New York/ San Francisco, Associate and later Vice President at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, where he was Managing Director from 2004 to 2006. Subsequently, from 2006 to 2010, Peter worked as Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International London, where he was promoted to Partner in 2010. In 2014, Peter left Goldman Sachs and became Rocket’s Chief Financial Officer. Peter is responsible for finance, investor relations, legal, risk & compliance and internal audit.
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About Rocket Internet: Rocket Internet incubates and invests in internet and technology companies globally.
Peter Malmqvist
CFO of Frontier Car Group
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About Frontier Car Group: Frontier Car Group develops, launches, and operates used-automotive marketplaces within emerging market economies.
Markus Boser
Chief Financial Officer of AUTO1 Group
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About AUTO1 Group: AUTO1 Group is an online automotive platform that aims to connect buyers and sellers of cars throughout Europe.
Joseph Lichtenberger
Chief Financial Officer of IDnow
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About IDnow: IDnow is a technology startup that provides advanced machine-learning technology for its Identity Verification-as-a-Service platform.
Christian Illek
CFO of Deutsche Telekom
Christian P. Illek, born in 1964 in Düsseldorf, has taken up the post of Chief Human Resources Officer at Deutsche Telekom on April 1. Christian Illek’s previous position was Chairman of the Management Board at Microsoft Germany, a role in which he shaped flexible working time models for the company by getting rid of the strict obligation to work from the office. From April 2010 to September 2012, he was Director of Marketing at Telekom Deutschland GmbH. In this position he was responsible for all marketing activities for both consumers and business customers in Germany. He was also in charge of the Wholesale Center and the Value-Added Services Center, as well as international product development for Deutsche Telekom’s fixed-network, IPTV, convergent and business customer portfolio. Before being appointed as a member of the T-Home Board of Management (at the beginning of 2007) and Marketing Director at T-Mobile (in May 2009), Christian Illek held various managerial positions at Bain & Company and at Dell, in both Germany and in Switzerland. Christian P. Illek studied chemistry and business administration in Düsseldorf and Munich, beginning his career at the University of Munich in 1989.
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About Deutsche Telekom: Deutsche Telekom is a telecommunications company that offers a range of fixed-network services.
Burak Sarigül
CFO of Movinga
Burak Sarigül is the Chief Financial Officer at Movinga.
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About Movinga: Movinga is an online relocation service provider company.
Fabian Wunderlich
CFO / Founder and Managing Director of Lingoda
Fabian founded Lingoda together with his brother Felix. As its CFO, he is responsible for Business Analysis, Strategy, Finance, Accounting, Controlling, and Investor Relations. Born and raised in a family of teachers, Fabian has lived in the US, China, France, the UK, Brazil and, of course, his native Germany. Fabian led Lingoda as CEO in the first 5 years, where he was recognized as Top 10 Language Learning Companies Globally (Crunchbase) and Top 25 Startups in Germany (Linkedin).
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About Lingoda: Lingoda offers online live language classes in English, German, Spanish, French with qualified, native-speaking teachers.
Tobias Streffer
CFO of Mister Spex
Tobias Streffer studied business administration at the universities of Münster, Lund (Sweden) and Urbana-Champaign (United States). After various internships with companies such as Brillux, Ista and Gerling, he worked as a corporate consultant in the Boston Consulting Group in Berlin, where his responsibilities included corporate development and strategy projects. At Mister Spex, Tobias is in charge of the Finance & Controlling division.
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About Mister Spex: Mister Spex is an online store that sells various brands of glasses and contact lenses.
Thorsten Otte
CFO of StepStone
Thorsten joined StepStone in May 2013. As CFO he is responsible for all finance and legal activities in the group. Previously he held CFO positions in various companies and regions: for Siemens Financial Services in the Nordic Region, Hoist Group and Thomas Cook Group in the Netherlands and Western Europe. Thorsten holds a master degree in Economics from the Free University in Berlin.
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About StepStone: StepStone is a leading international provider of software and services for the human capital management sector.
Frank Krause
CFO of United Internet Ventures
Frank Krause has been a member of the Executive Board of United Internet AG since 2015 and is responsible for Finance and Controlling, Risk Management / Internal Auditing, Legal, M & A, Equity and Personnel Management. Frank Krause has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and was most recently responsible for the Strategy & Corporate Development division as a member of the executive board of Vodafone Germany.
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About United Internet Ventures: United Internet is a Internet services company.
Johannes Hertz
Chief Financial Officer of Incopro
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About Incopro: Incopro is an online brand and intellectual property protection company.
Joachim von Bonin
Co-Founder & CFO of simplesurance
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About simplesurance: Simplesurance creates a platform for simple access to insurance to combine traditional insurance industries with digital business.
Timm Weitzel
CFO & Head of Data Analytics of Thinksurance
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About Thinksurance: Thinksurance is a leading technology consultation platform for business insurance used by brokers, agents, banks and further sales channels.
Barbara Stolz
CFO of Sedo
Barbara Stolz is Sedo’s Managing Director of Finance (CFO) since February 2016. She manages the Finance & Controlling, Human Resource and Legal business units. Barbara began her professional career at Metro AG and gained experience within the corporate sector among the areas of finance, controlling and taxation at various large companies. She began working at QSC AG in 2005 as the Head of Invoicing. In 2009, she became the Business Unit Manager of Finance and was appointed CFO in 2013. Barbara has completed vocational training as a publishing company manager and accountant.
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About Sedo: Sedo is a domain name and website marketplace and domain parking provider based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Cologne, Germany.
Marianne Voigt
Co-Founder and CFO of bettermarks
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About bettermarks: Bettermarks is an online mathematics platform enabling students to consolidate their math skills and achieve improved marks.
Christian von Hohnhorst
CFO of Momox
Christian von Hohnhorst is the CFO of Momox.
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About Momox: Momox trades second-hand books, CDs, DVDs, computer and console games.
Mathias Toetzke
CFO of finanzen.de
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About finanzen.de: finanzen.de is a web-based European marketplace for insurance and finance leads.
Ferdinand von Humboldt
CFO and COO of Webtrekk
Ferdinand von Humboldt has many years’ experience in finance of fast-growing technology companies. Prior to Webtrekk, he was CFO of the Orendt Group, eCommerce content providers, and Zuumeo, a photo and content provider. Ferdinand von Humboldt began his career at Roland Berger, a global consulting firm.
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About Webtrekk: Webtrekk is a customer intelligence platform that allows users to connect and activate user and marketing data across all devices.
Claus Kuster
CFO of Alphapet Ventures
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About Alphapet Ventures: Alphapet Ventures is an online retailer and private label company based in Germany that sells pet food and supplies to pet owners.
Thomas Dyckhoff
Chief Financial Officer of SinnerSchrader
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About SinnerSchrader: SinnerSchrader, a digital marketing and advertising agency, offers a range of consulting, campaign, commerce, connection, and care services.
Hiram Bingham
Founder and CFO of Voycer
Hiram has many years of experience in the private equity market and has been an investor and manager for international start-ups in IT, e-commerce and digital media for over 15 years. As Co-Founder he is responsible for Finance and Operations.
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About Voycer: Voycer is a full-service provider in the field of customer engagement platforms.
Oliver Strutynski
CFO of Studio71
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About Studio71: Studio71 is a leading global media company for digital-first creators and brands.
Achim Benoit
CFO of Becker Mining
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About Becker Mining: Becker Mining Systems is a leading global supplier of unique system solutions for the mining sector.
Justus Lembke
Co-Founder and CFO of JobUnicorn
Justus Lembke is the co-founder and CFO at JobUnicorn.
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About JobUnicorn: Honest, personal job matching
Jörg Sellmann
Chief Financial Officer of Brabbler
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About Brabbler: Brabbler develops IT solutions for modern and secure communication.
Julia Baumbach
CFO of LAWIO
Julia completed her Bachelor and Master in Mathematics at the TU Berlin and supervises the figures and finances at LAWIO. In addition to her affinity for numbers, Julia also supports LAWIO in IT.
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About LAWIO: LAWIO offers a wide range of information about tenancy law in Germany.
Roman Steiger
CFO of Sicoya
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About Sicoya: Sicoya offers its customers power efficient and scalable optical transceiver chips for server interconnects.