The Supervisory Board of adesso SE has appointed Mark Lohweber (54) as an additional member to the IT service provider's Executive Board as of 1 July 2023. Lohweber will take over responsibility for the core industries insurance and banking from long-time CEO Michael Kenfenheuer (65), who will step down from the adesso Executive Board after completing his Executive Board contract, which was extended to cover the period from 2022 to the end of 2023. The 54-year-old worked for adesso from 2007 to 2021, holding various management positions and helping drive the company's strong growth.

His main areas of expertise are financial services, digitalisation and sales. He is familiar with the challenges facing growth-oriented companies and the tasks ahead of the banking and insurance industries, for which he will be responsible. Lohweber has spent the past two years as CEO of CoCoNet AG, a leading European fintech, where he was in charge of the firm's strategic realignment.

In his new role as a member of the adesso SE Executive Board, Lohweber will also oversee key product companies in the adesso Group, including the product subsidiary adesso insurance solutions GmbH and adesso banking solutions GmbH, as well as corporate account management at adesso SE.