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Leadership Klaus Schlichtherle Group CEO and Member of the Board Klaus Schlichtherle has been the CEO of the Infinigate Group since January 2018. He has led the company to significant profit and market share gains through his strategic leadership. Klaus has over three decades of experience in the IT channel and has managed hyper-growth businesses across EMEA. He has held several leadership positions in distribution and IT vendors organisations, including Computer 2000, Tech Data, Nortel and Logitech, where he successfully led the transformation of cloud infrastructure and services business. Kristiina Leppänen Chief Financial OfficerInfinigate GroupKristiina Leppänen is Chief Financial Officer for the Infinigate Group. Kristiina brings over 25 years’ experience in international finance and leadership, with deep expertise in M&As, change management and a strong track record of value creation. She played a prominent role she played in the creation of Europe’s second largest Electronics Manufacturing Services, being instrumental to the successful merger of two companies, the Enics Group and GPV International, driving profitable growth globally.Kristiina helps to steer the next phase of the Infinigate Group’s evolution, following its considerable expansion through both organic and acquisitive growth, to achieve the potential inherent in the combined assets of the Infinigate Group and the buoyant cybersecurity market. Denis Ferrand-Ajchenbaum Chief Growth OfficerInfinigate Group As Chief Growth Officer, Denis’s mandate is to secure the continued, robust growth trend Infinigate has established and sustained for over fifteen years. The CGO’s role is at the very core of Infinigate’s philosophy, bringing its ‘Spark your growth’ promise to life, its mission being entirely focussed on aligning all teams and resources to generate maximum growth for Infinigate, vendors, channel partners and its alliances. Denis brings the benefits of an international career with 30 years’ experience in enterprise IT, including VADs, resellers and vendors. His academic background and experience in electronic engineering and computer science provides added technical and technology expertise and in-depth understanding of the market. Nicolas Frech Chief of Staff and RVP SouthInfinigate Group Nicolas is Chief of Staff (CoS) and RVP South at Infinigate, overseeing executive governance for the CEO and leading South Europe operations across France, Iberia, and Italy. His focus is on driving change, business development, and performance improvement across regions and functions. Previously, as Chief Integration Officer, he steered post-merger integration and business growth through synergy capture following a series of acquisitions. An expert in operational leadership, strategy development and execution as well as transformation and M&A projects, Nicolas brings international C-suite and board-level experience across multiple industries. Spanning consulting and IT distribution with Accenture in Poland, private equity value creation including a tenure in Mexico, and corporate development roles within a global high-tech business in Germany. Steinar Ostbye Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer (CSTO)Infinigate Group As Infinigate’s CSTO, he leads the organisation’s transformation, tuning it for maximum growth, with emphasis on accelerating digitalisation and expanding the portfolio of cybersecurity solutions. Steinar brings 20+ years of experience in strategic, international roles, focused on defining and executing growth and transformation agendas, especially in tech-led industries. Hi experience in strategic management and business transformation stands him in good stead to make a substantial contribution to Infinigate’s next phase of growth. Marcus Meloni CEO EuropeInfinigate Group The CEO Europe’s role is central to leading the next phase of growth for Infinigate’s European business. Marcus drives the company strategy across the European territory, supporting the country organisations as they expand their range of services and value proposition. Marcus brings over 25 years’ experience as a leader in international, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), as founder, CEO and more recently Chairman of Capita Europe. Andreas Bechtold RVP DACH and East Andreas Bechtold is Regional Vice President for the DACH region at the Infinigate Group, leading the strategic development of the company in this important geography. An accomplished senior executive with over 20 years’ experience, Andreas joined Infinigate Germany in 2000 and has held several leadership positions, including a Group-wide role as Europe President, Managing Director of Infinigate Germany and Regional Vice President for the DACH region for 15 years. He played a key role in the development of the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and the Value-Add Services (VAS) for the Infinigate Group as well as supporting the expansion of the company’s geographic reach. André Stark MD Infinigate Germany and Austria André Stark will take over as the new Managing Director for Germany and Austria effective from 1 January 2025. He is currently working on facilitating a smooth transition with Andreas Bechtold, RVP DACH and Eastern Europe. As MD Germany and Austria he will architect the next phase of growth of this important geography for the Infinigate Group. André brings 30 years’ experience in the Telco/Digital/IT/BPO sector as a recognised leader in Germany and Europe. Having worked at Telekom and other world class organisations such as BMW, he brings a wealth of leadership and management experience covering both the corporate and SMB markets. Justin Griffiths MD UK&I Justin brings to Infinigate over 30 years’ experience as an IT channel leader within global organisations with an extensive knowledge and understanding of the channel business model. Justin is leading the UK&I team to sustain and drive growth and development for one of the key European markets for Infinigate. Nidal Othman CEO MEAInfinigate GroupNidal Othman is MEA CEO for the Infinigate Group. He is responsible for spearheading the company’s operations and growth in the region. Nidal is an accomplished information security expert with over 25 years’ experience and a track record of building successful teams in the Middle East and Africa. Prior to the merger with Infinigate, Nidal was the CEO of StarLink and pivotal in establishing its reputation as a pre-eminent, trusted cybersecurity and cloud added-value distributor in the MEA region. Mahmoud Nimer President MEAInfinigate Group Mahmoud Nimer is MEA President for the Infinigate Group, bringing almost three decades of leadership experience in information security across multiple industries. This includes 18 years as Founder, General Manager and President of StarLink, the market-leading VAD in cybersecurity, secure cloud and intelligent automation in Middle East and Africa, before its merger with Infinigate in 2022. As a leader in the IT industry, Mahmoud is passionate about driving strategic channel and vendor collaborations with the aim to strengthen the region’s capabilities with innovative and disruptive technologies. His core role is to accelerate business growth in the MEA region by identifying new streams of channel engagement and value creation. Thomas Hagelid RVP Benelux & Nordics Thomas Hagelid is RVP Benelux and Nordics, responsible for driving Infinigate’s strategic growth across this vast region. Prior to his latest role, Thomas was the Manging Director of Infinigate Norway (former Nocom Security) since 2006. Doru Manea RVP EastInfinigate GroupDoru Manea is RVP East, driving growth for Infinigate, channel and vendor partners across Eastern Europe. With over 20 years’ experience in the IT sector, as founder and CEO of Netsafe, now part of the Infinigate Group, Doru is leading local teams to take advantage of the considerable expansion opportunity in the region.