RE RNS31 Jul 2018 08:36
Chairman Appointment
René has a strong track record in growing global telecommunications and technology businesses. He is most renowned for his achievements as CEO of Telefonica Deutschland, in which he led the Company through the largest IPO in Europe and most successful DAX IPO in 2012, raising €1.6 billion for Telefonica Group. He grew Telefonica Deutschland from a €3 billion market capitalisation company into a €14 billion market capitalisation organisation and into one of the largest telecommunications operators in Europe and established O2 as the number one consumer brand in Germany.
He has also held a number of other senior leadership positions in the telecommunications and technology sectors including Chief Operating Officer at Vimplecom, one of the world's largest telecommunications services companies, Global Marketing Director at Vodafone plc, Senior Vice President at Hewlett Packard and European CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation. He was also a Managing Partner at KPMG and a Director at IBM.
René also has extensive private equity experience having been Partner at Vitruvian, a European private equity firm specialising in providing capital for high growth companies in the FMCG, retail, hardware and SAAS sectors and is currently a Senior Partner at the private equity firm, Ilion Holdings GmbH.