DKV Mobility announces leadership changes

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DKV Mobility has announced changes to its leadership team.

Vibeke Bak Solok becomes chief financial officer

Vibeke Bak Solok becomes chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding succeed Peter Meier, who did not extend his contract at his own request after six years as CFO.

At the same time, chief operating officer Jesper Erichsen now becomes chief technology and operating officer and has been promoted to the management board, joining Vibeke Bak Solok and chief executive officer Sebastian Klauke.

The change follows a revision to the structure of the management board to include three managing directors on the committee.

Jan Fischer, majority owner and chairman of the board, said: “I would like to thank Peter Meier for his outstanding achievements and commitment to the company. Over the past six years, he has made a significant contribution to our growth, our market position and the development of our corporate culture. Today, DKV Mobility is in a better position than ever before, and we are extremely grateful to him for that.

Jesper Erichsen becomes chief technology and operating officer and joins the management board

“At the same time, we are proud and delighted to welcome Vibeke Bak Solok, an extremely experienced leader, to our company.”

He added: “The nomination of Jesper Erichsen highlights the importance of technology and digital transformation, which will be further accelerated in the coming years.”

Vibeke Bak Solok was most recently CEO of Lunar Bank and chief banking officer of the Lunar Group, a Nordic digital bank based in Denmark. Prior to that, the Danish native held various management positions, including as CFO at the real estate company of the Danish pension fund ATP, head of group finance and COO of Group risk management at Danske Bank, and finally as partner at the auditing and consulting firm PwC.

Jesper Erichsen joined DKV as chief operating officer in January 2020. In his new position, he additionally oversees the company’s digital transformation, including digital product management.

Before joining DKV Mobility, Erichsen held management positions at international companies, including CIO at LeasePlan, TNT/FedEx, DSV and Arla Foods. He also gained extensive consulting experience at Deloitte and Nielsen.

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