Wolf-Gerrit Benkendorff

Group Chief Financial Officer (cfo) at TX Group

Wolf-Gerrit Benkendorff has a diverse range of work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Currently, they are the Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at TX Group AG, a position they have held since January 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Head of Finance and Controlling at the same company from January 2020 to January 2022.

Before joining TX Group AG, Wolf-Gerrit worked as a Senior Trainer at St. Gallen Business School starting in April 2019. Wolf-Gerrit had a similar role as a Senior Trainer at Zurich International Business School, starting in December 2011.

Additionally, they have worked as a Lecturer at Hochschule Luzern since August 2008, and will continue in this role until December 2022. Wolf-Gerrit also has experience as a Management Consultant, Trainer, Lecturer, and Speaker at their own company, Benkendorff & Company GmbH, from July 2016 to January 2020.

Furthermore, Wolf-Gerrit has held the position of Managing Partner at Consulting Partners St. Gallen from June 2011 to June 2016. Here, they were involved in optimizing financial planning processes and implementing controlling methods. Wolf-Gerrit also worked as a Senior Project Manager at Horváth & Partners Management Consultant from January 2008 to May 2011. During this time, they focused on implementing management information systems and improving financial planning processes.

Prior to these roles, Wolf-Gerrit was a Managing Consultant at Capgemini Consulting from January 2001 to December 2007, where they worked on optimizing financial planning processes and implementing financial KPI systems. Wolf-Gerrit started their career as a Consultant at EY from January 1999 to December 2000, where they were involved in implementing and optimizing ERP systems.

Wolf-Gerrit Benkendorff's education history begins in 1992 when they enrolled at the University of Tübingen. Wolf-Gerrit pursued a Diploma in Business Administration and completed their studies in 1998. In 1995, they attended Arizona State University for a year, focusing on Business Administration. However, no specific degree was mentioned for this period.

Additionally, Benkendorff obtained several certifications. In November 2019, they completed the program "Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Making Data-Driven Decisions" from MIT xPRO. Wolf-Gerrit also completed a certification in "Artificial Intelligence for Executives" from Universität St.Gallen (HSG), although exact months or years were not provided for this qualification.

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Timeline

  • Group Chief Financial Officer (cfo)

    January, 2022 - present

  • Head Of Finance And Controlling

    January, 2020