Carsten Priebs

Carsten Priebs

CIO/CDO of Biesterfeld Group,
Germany

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2021 CIOmove @ Home, 2022 in Switzerland and 2023 in Portugal as CIO of Randstad Group Germany

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Biesterfeld SE is the holding company of the Biesterfeld Group, one of the international leading distribution and service companies in the field of plastics, rubber and specialty chemicals. Founded in 1906 in Hamburg, Germany, today the group has more than 1100 employees across more than 50 locations in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa and generates an annual revenue of 1.38 billion EUR (FY 2023). The fully family-owned company focuses on specialized market know-how, application-based technical advice and services and offers comprehensive product portfolios across numerous industries in the business units Standard Polymers, Engineered Polymers, Performance Polymers, Rubber, HealthCare, Industrial and Consumer.

  • January 2024 - Present: Chief Digital & Information Officer (CIO) of Biesterfeld Group
  • July 2018 - December 2022: CIO of Randstad Group Germany, CDO of DACH-Region
  • August 2020 - Present: Co-Founder and Startup Advisor of Streamboost GmbH
  • October 2017 - Present: Lead Mentor Startups at Accelerator Frankfurt
  • June 2019 - January 2021: Startup Advisor at enwork GmbH
  • April 2018 - June 2020: Startup Advisor at fryd GmbH
  • September 1998 - June 2019: Co-Founder, CEO, Owner of Univision Software GmbH & Co. KG
  • July 2014 - June 2018: Director IT-Masterplan at DB Netz AG
  • June 2013 - June 2014: Director Consulting at etvice Holding AG
  • September 2009 - May 2013: SAP Program Manager and Project Management Director at VBL
  • January 2006 - August 2009: Program Manager at Impress GmbH & Co. oHG
  • February 1993 - August 1998: Selfemployed
  • October 1989 - September 1991: Lieutenant at Germany Navy
  • 1991 - 1998: Technische Universität Hamburg, Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur
  • 2018: Harvard Business School, Disruptive Innovation
  • 2017: INSEAD, Transition to General Management
  • 2012 - 2016: WHU, CIO Leadership Excellence Program
  • 2020 - 2021: INSEAD, Senior Executive Program
  • 2019: London Business School, Leading Transformation in the Digital Age
  • CIO des Jahres 2020 - Großunternehmen Top 10
  • Digital Leader Award 2021 Kategorie People Platz 1