Infinigate taps Peter Meier for double C-suite role

He takes over from Thierry François, who was the distributor's CFO since April

Infinigate Group has hired long-serving tech vet Peter Meier as its new CFO and COO to drive the distie’s expansion.

Meier brings over three decades of leadership experience.

He began his career in 1992 at engineering and manufacturing firm Sulzer as controller of the environmental department.

During his 14 years at the company, he held various roles, including head of the finance department, finance director, and CFO.

In 2010, he joined Kuoni Group as CFO, before stepping up as CEO three years later.

In 2016, he became CFO of mapping and location data company HERE Technologies, where he stayed for more than three years before onboarding with DKV Mobility as MD and group CFO.

At Infinigate, Meier will aim to optimise the distributor’s financial assets and support its M&A plans.

He will also work on improving the organisation’s operating platform.

“I am looking forward to joining a global leader such as Infinigate, with great prospects of growth and an impressive record of continuous development and expansion,” said Meier.

“I will focus on a fast ramp, supported by the Infinigate team, in readiness for taking the reins on 1 January 2026”, Peter Meier said.

Marco van Kalleveen, CEO of Infinigate, added: “I am delighted to welcome Peter to Infinigate, with whom I have worked closely before.

“He is a seasoned and proven leader and the ideal candidate to play a key role in orchestrating our expansion, having both the experience and the skills to lead us in attaining our ambitious targets.”

The distie’s chief and Meier have previously worked together for five years, when van Kalleveen was CEO of DKV, company he left earlier this year to lead Infinigate.

In a LinkedIn post, van Kalleveen extended “a heartfelt thank you” to Thierry François for his great contribution as “ad-interim CFO.”

François was named CFO in April, under former CEO Klaus Schlichtherle’s leadership, though there was no mention at the time that his appointment was intended to be temporary.

The company has made further exec changes since van Kalleveen took over.

In September, Alexandre Remy was promoted to chief strategy and M&A officer, and Corrado Farina became sales director at Infinigate Italy.