Change to the Executive Board: Chief Financial Officer Michael Knopp is leaving Materna

The Supervisory Board of the international IT services provider Materna Information & Communications SE announces that Michael Knopp, a member of the Executive Board and CFO, is stepping down from the Executive Board at his own request with effect from 31 March 2021, but will remain available to the company in an advisory capacity until 30 June 2021.

Since May 2017, Michael Knopp has been responsible, amongst other things, for the finance division, human resources and other central units of the Materna Group. The search for a new Executive Board member is already underway. Until a successor is appointed, Martin Wibbe, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, will take over Michael Knopp’s duties on an interim basis.

Helmut an de Meulen, company founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board: “We deeply regret Michael Knopp’s departure and wish him all the best for the future. We would like to thank him most sincerely for his outstanding work and his commitment to Materna over the past almost four years. With his financial expertise, he has, amongst other things, made a decisive contribution to the conversion of our company structure from a GmbH to an SE, the consolidation of the portfolio within the group, and the best-ever consolidated result in the company’s 40-year history.”

Dr Winfried Materna: “The solid financial foundation of our group and the outstanding expertise of our staff underpin our national and international growth trajectory, which we intend to continue in the future.”

About Materna

The Materna Group currently employs more than 2,400 staff worldwide and generated turnover of 355.1 million euros in 2020. Materna covers the entire range of services offered by a full-service provider in the premium segment: from consultancy and implementation through to operations. Materna advises and supports companies and public authorities on all aspects of digitalisation and provides bespoke technologies for agile, flexible and secure IT. Its clients include IT organisations as well as specialist departments within companies and the public sector. The Group also comprises various subsidiaries.