Kick-off of the Data Center Group

Last Friday, the Data Center Group (DCG) held its traditional kick-off event to mark the start of the new 2025/26 fiscal year. More than 150 team members gathered in the production hall in Wallmenroth to look back on the past year together and set the tone for the new business year.

CEO and Chairman of the Management Board Ralf Siefen opened the event with a brief review of the past fiscal year. He highlighted the successful development of the company’s divisions and provided first insights into upcoming projects and strategic initiatives aimed at further driving DCG’s growth. He also emphasized the consistently positive development of the company and its strategic shareholdings in Data Center Partners (DCP) and GePlan Ingenieure. Particularly pleasing: employees from both companies were present at the kick-off.

Next, CFO Philipp Riemen presented the business figures of the past year. He also gave an outlook on the financial goals and investment priorities for the new fiscal year, and provided updates on current personnel developments and new structures within the organization.

As part of the event, the heads of departments and divisions introduced their teams and areas of responsibility:
The session began with Maik Becker (Head of Finance & Controlling), followed by Johannes Braun (Commercial Director) and Merlin Wilke (System Administrator, DCG), who gave insights into Purchasing and IT. After a short coffee break, CTO Markus Böhmer took over, reporting on ongoing projects and the planned extension of the headquarters in Wallmenroth (as previously reported).

Afterwards, Stefan Meuser (Head of TGA), Ralf Siefen (CEO, Division Data Center Solutions), Marcus Braun, Johannes Lorenz, and Jaqueline Schnorr (Division Services), as well as Michael Wörster (Team Leader Consulting), presented their teams. The final presentation was given by Sonja Philipp (Head of Marketing & Communications), who showcased her team’s activities.

To close the event, Ralf Siefen drew an entirely positive conclusion. He expressed particular satisfaction with the strong order intake since October, which had already reached a nine-digit figure after just a few weeks.

“There’s only one word that comes to mind: Super! I’m speechless and proud of DCG’s performance – especially over the past few weeks,” said Siefen.

He then invited the entire staff to a relaxed get-together with soup, sausages, and cold drinks – a perfect conclusion to a successful start into the new fiscal year.