Axel Hefer

Chief Executive Officer at

Tipico Group Ltd.

49 year

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Axel Hefer currently works at Tipico Group Ltd., as Chief Executive Officer from 2024 and Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 eV, as Chairman-Supervisory Board from 2021.
Mr. Hefer also formerly worked at trivago NV, as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director from 2019 to 2023, home24 SE, as Director, Chief Financial & Operating Officer from 2014 to 2016, OEP Capital Advisors LP, as Managing Director from 2011 to 2014, Spark Networks SE, as Independent Director from 2017 to 2022, PATRIZIA SE, as Independent Member-Supervisory Board, trivago GmbH, as Chief Financial Officer, Permira Beteiligungsberatung GmbH, as Investment Manager, and Mckinsey & Co., Inc. (Munich), as Senior Associate from 2000 to 2004.
Mr. Hefer received his Masters Business Admin degree in 2003 from INSEAD and undergraduate degree in 2000 from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

Axel Hefer active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 eV Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 eV Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Owns and operates a football club	Chairman	2020-12-31
Tipico Group Ltd. Tipico Group Ltd. Casinos/GamingConsumer Services Provides sports betting and online slot games services	Chief Executive Officer	2024-06-19

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Former positions of Axel Hefer

Companies	Position	End
TRIVAGO N.V.	Chief Executive Officer	2023-05-08
SPARK NETWORKS SE	Director/Board Member	2021-12-31
HOME24 SE	Director of Finance/CFO	2015-12-31
OEP Capital Advisors LP OEP Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance OEP Capital Advisors invests in middle market companies located in North America and Europe with EBITDA of USD 10 - 70 million and revenues of $100 to $800 million. The firm focuses on sectors of technology, industrial and healthcare with an investment size of $30 to $300 million. It provides financing for buyout transactions and acquires controlling stake.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2013-12-31
Mckinsey & Co., Inc. (Munich)	Corporate Officer/Principal	2003-12-31

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Private companies	12
INSEAD INSEAD Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
PATRIZIA SE PATRIZIA SE Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a real estate fund management and investment company	Finance
trivago GmbH trivago GmbH Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Operates a website which provides price comparison and information of hotels	Consumer Services
Permira Beteiligungsberatung GmbH Permira Beteiligungsberatung GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Permira is an active, contrarian manager which utilizes their partnership culture to work closely with investee management teams, aiming to create value by combining extensive geographic coverage with deep vertical sector knowledge. The firm's funds seek to invest in companies with transaction sizes of €500 million or more and typically seek to take majority or significant minority stakes in their investee companies. Permira employs a three-tiered investment sourcing strategy, seeking transactions sourced through sector focus, local networks and opportunistic identification of unique situations for value creation. They specialize in the chemicals, consumer, industrial products & services and technology, media & telecoms sectors, investing in a variety of transaction types including financial acquisitions, LBOs, LBIs, public-to-private transactions, turnarounds and growth buy-outs. In addition, the Permira Funds actively seek situations where a path to value creation can be identified, such as by divesting non-core assets, developing family businesses, driving organic business growth, operationally improving underperforming assets and acquisition-driven sector consolidation.	Finance
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 eV Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 eV Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Owns and operates a football club	Consumer Services
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
home24 SE home24 SE Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates as an electronic commerce platform that sells home furnishing and furniture products	Retail Trade
OEP Capital Advisors LP OEP Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance OEP Capital Advisors invests in middle market companies located in North America and Europe with EBITDA of USD 10 - 70 million and revenues of $100 to $800 million. The firm focuses on sectors of technology, industrial and healthcare with an investment size of $30 to $300 million. It provides financing for buyout transactions and acquires controlling stake.	Finance
trivago NV trivago NV Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a global accommodation search platform company	Technology Services
Spark Networks SE Spark Networks SE Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Operates as an online dating sites	Commercial Services
Mckinsey & Co., Inc. (Munich)
Tipico Group Ltd. Tipico Group Ltd. Casinos/GamingConsumer Services Provides sports betting and online slot games services	Consumer Services

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