Elisabeth Burda Furtwängler and Dr Jacob Burda assume entrepreneurial and publishing responsibility for Hubert Burda Media. At the same time, Olaf Koch succeeds Dr Paul-Bernhard Kallen on the Board of Directors.
Aliz Tepfenhart, Managing Director of BurdaDigital SE and BurdaCommerce SE, will be leaving the company on friendly terms and at her own request within the next few months. Following her departure, Marc Al-Hames will take over her duties as the responsible Member of the Executive Board until further notice.
Aliz Tepfenhart joined Burda in 2015 from Baur Versand to build up Burda's retail division for growth. Under the common umbrella of BurdaCommerce, the company bundles the e-commerce subsidiary Cyberport SE – with the two brands Computeruniverse and Cyberport as well as the subsidiaries Cyberport Services, CP Retail and Cyberport IT Services – the technology service provider Cybersolutions and the online retailer for premium wines Silkes Weinkeller.
Under Aliz Tepfenhart, Cyberport has developed into one of Europe's largest consumer electronics retailers of and an omni-channel specialist for B2B and B2C customers. In addition to its headquarters in Dresden and stores in Germany and Austria, the company has established a state-of-the-art logistics centre in Siebenlehn, Saxony, as well as a nationwide IT system house for B2B services.
"With her strong entrepreneurial drive, Aliz Tepfenhart has utilised the growth opportunities of our trading businesses over the past nine years, but has also skillfully navigated them through tough waters. On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board, I would like to thank her and wish her all the best in her next entrepreneurial endeavour.”
Paul-Bernhard Kallen, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, when the demand for laptops increased many times over, Aliz Tepfenhart made the impossible possible and Cyberport was able to meet the soaring demand.
"Burda is an entrepreneurial company where I have always had the freedom to develop and shape our business. I would like to thank the Executive Board and the Board of Directors for the trust they have placed in me, not only in good times but also in challenging times. I would also like to thank all the employees in our trading companies for their extraordinary commitment and passion for the common cause. After nine years, it is now time for me to move on to new challenges.”
Aliz Tepfenhart, Managing Director of BurdaDigital SE and BurdaCommerce SE
