5. March 2025 | Corporate News
Munich, 5 March 2025 – The Supervisory Board of CANCOM SE has extended the contract of CEO Rüdiger Rath early by a further four years until 31 December 2029. Rüdiger Rath joined the Executive Board in October 2021 and took over as CEO on 1 November 2022. Together with CFO Thomas Stark, the two form an experienced and effective Executive Board team at CANCOM SE to continue the strategy of growth and profitability at CANCOM.
‘I am pleased that the Supervisory Board was able to extend Rüdiger Rath’s contract as CEO for a further four years at an early stage,’ says Klaus Weinmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CANCOM SE. ’This creates continuity in these eventful times. We are convinced that Rüdiger is the right CEO for the CANCOM Group and that we will achieve even more together in the years to come.’
‘I would like to thank the Supervisory Board for the trust they have placed in me. Together with my fellow Executive Board member Thomas Stark and our dedicated CANCOM team, we will continue our work and remain committed to implementing our growth strategy and improving our profitability. We will resume our journey and ensure that we meet the growing demands of our customers, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence and digital resilience. I am very much looking forward to this,’ says Rüdiger Rath, CEO of CANCOM SE.
About CANCOM
As a leading Digital Business Provider, CANCOM leads companies, organizations and the public sector into the digital future. The range of services and solutions includes classic system house IT solutions as well as data-based digital solutions, managed services and cloud services. We accompany the digital evolution of our customers with passion and technology and support them in reducing the complexity of their IT and developing new business models. We offer a holistic portfolio for all IT and business requirements.
The CANCOM Group’s offering comprises innovative solutions in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Security & Network, Datacenter & Cloud, IoT Solutions and Modern Workplace and includes services for the entire IT lifecycle – from the provision of IT infrastructures, planning and integration, to support, managed services and XaaS. Customers benefit from the extensive expertise with which their diverse requirements are translated into concrete industry-specific IT solutions to significantly promote their business success.
The more than 5,600 employees of the internationally active CANCOM Group with around 80 locations in the DACH region, Belgium, Slovakia, Romania and the Czech Republic as well as an efficient partner network ensure market presence and customer proximity. The CANCOM Group is managed by Rüdiger Rath (CEO) and Thomas Stark (CFO). The company is headquartered in Munich. CANCOM generated annual revenue of around 1.7 billion euros in 2024. The Group parent company CANCOM SE is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the TecDAX and SDAX (ISIN DE0005419105).
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