Bechtle AG’s Supervisory Board has announced the appointment of Antje Leminsky to the Bechtle Executive Board effective from 01 February 2024. The 52-year old will be in charge of Logistics, Supply Chain & Partner Management, as well as Financial Services and Sustainability Management, expanding the European IT group’s top executive body to four people. Antje Leminsky has spent an eight-year tenure on the board of financial services provider Grenke AG, initially as CIO and later CEO. In her most recent role, she was Deputy Chair of the board at measurement engineering company Testo. Her career also includes roles at retail company Otto Group, publishing house Gruner + Jahr, and digital start-up MondayWorks, which she also co-founded. Born in Rostock, she has been on the advisory board for Deutsche Bank AG since 2013 and also holds positions on the board of Cyberforum e.V. and the steering committee of de:hub Artificial Intelligence in Karlsruhe.
“In Antje Leminsky, Bechtle has gained a seasoned IT expert and C-level manager with an exceptional breadth of expertise. She is a key addition to our stellar team on the Executive Board, ready to propel Bechtle into the future with her ambitious drive and creative prowess”, says Klaus Winkler, Chair of the Supervisory Board, Bechtle AG. “I wish Antje Leminsky a great start in her new role and much success in our organisation.”
“I would like to thank the Supervisory Board for the trust placed in me, and am very much looking forward to becoming part of Bechtle. The group’s growth history is one of a kind and I’ve been following it with genuine enthusiasm for years. I am excited to be able to contribute my wealth of experience and work with the Bechtle team to make big things happen,” says Antje Leminsky.
Bolstering the Bechtle Group’s central services
As a member of the Executive Board, Antje Leminsky will take over some areas of remit previously assigned to CEO Dr Thomas Olemotz, including the international Logistics & Service division, which centralises critical departments such as Partner & Product Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain, spanning services from sourcing to fulfilment logistics. Her vast experience in leasing will be a valuable asset in particular with respect to her responsibility for Financial Services, with Bechtle aiming to continue developing its successful project financing and IT leasing business. Since 2016, the IT group has been offering customers in-house financing solutions through its own Bechtle Financial Services AG.
A sharper focus on sustainability
In addition, Antje Leminsky will oversee the future-oriented and cross-cutting area of Sustainability, with her professional experience informing in particular the strategic area of action headlined Digital Future. The strong overlap with her other areas of remit, Logistics and Supply Chain, will help Bechtle better channel its efforts in pursuing its goals set out in the Bechtle Sustainability Strategy 2030.
Antje Leminsky will join Dr Thomas Olemotz (CEO), Konstantin Ebert (COO) and Michael Guschlbauer (COO) to form the now four-strong Executive Board of Bechtle AG. Her initial term of contract will run until 31 December 2026.
