Berlin, Germany - DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft (DEAG), a concert organizer, announces that the new member of the executive board as CFO will be Ralph Quellmalz from April 1, 2016 onwards.
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The holder of an MBA from the University of Cologne Mr. Quellmalz started his professional career with one of the four large audit firms and gained significant experience at the auditing of the financial statements and consolidated financial statements of large international companies.
Since 2006 Mr. Quellmalz has worked for the listed KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG. In 2013 the financial expert was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board.
Prior to his appointment as CFO of KHD, he had been Global Head of Finance at KHD for several years. He has corresponding knowledge in the project business and is familiar with all aspects of corporate governance, compliance as well as operational interests of listed companies.
Apart from his other responsibilities, Mr. Quellmalz will take the lead for the measures of the company in the field of investor relations.
Following the appointment of Mr. Quellmalz, Christian Diekmann will again be fully available on the Executive Board of DEAG for the operating business of the company from April 1, 2016 onwards.
Mr. Diekmann had so far been responsible on the Executive Board for finance and for the operating business as CFO/COO. Apart from his activity as COO, Mr. Diekmann will focus as CDO (Chief Digital Officer) mainly on the further development of the digital value added, which will visibly gain in importance through the ticket platform myticket, amongst other things.
Mr. Diekmann has been a member of the Executive Board of DEAG since 2006 and has been one of the drivers of the growth course of the company. In 2009 he took over the finance department as CFO in addition to his assignment as COO.
Detlef Kornett, who has been in charge of the entire marketing activities of the company on the Executive Board of DEAG as CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) since 2014, will continue to be responsible for the high-growth business in Switzerland, Austria and the United Kingdom. ■