Mönchengladbach, 30 August 2023: Christof Knop, 49, will become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of MEDIA Central Group with effect from 1 September 2023. Born in Essen, he was previously Managing Director Finance at METRO Germany in Düsseldorf.
As the new Chief Financial Officer at MEDIA Central Group, he will be responsible for Finance and Controlling. He will take over these tasks from Chief Administration Officer Dr Vincenzo Del Popolo, who will focus increasingly on the administrative area in future. Together with Group CEO Ingo Wienand and CEO Digital Stefano Portu, they will form the management of the MEDIA Central Group. The shopper marketing network Offerista Group, the market research company Yagora and the leading drive-to-store technology platform ShopFully are united under the umbrella of Europe's largest specialist for shopper activation.
Ingo Wienand: "Due to the strong growth of our group of companies, we are in an exciting phase of transformation. In Christof Knop, we have gained an extremely experienced and retail-savvy CFO. I am looking forward to working with him and to driving forward the leading position of the MEDIA Central Group."
Christof Knop: "I am delighted to be part of such a strong management team in the future and look forward to working with my colleagues to further develop the company and expand its position as the market leader in drive-to-store marketing."
Knop has held various management positions within the METRO Group since 2015. From 2017 to 2019, his roles included Operations and Sales Director and interim CEO at makro Spain, before he was appointed to the Management Board of Metro Germany as CFO and Co-CEO in 2019. Before joining Metro, he worked as an Investment Director for various private equity funds in Europe. The father of three completed his education at WHU in Koblenz and Harvard Business School in Boston.
Further information can be found in our press release dated 30 August 2023.