~€4B

Annual IT spend · sponsorship vacuum now

Group CIO departed April 2025. No named successor. The 60–90 day window before a replacement is fully empowered is the highest-risk period for any open or renewal deal.

Replacement candidates to multi-thread now

Candidate	Budget Relevance	Urgency Driver
Peter Koerte CTO & Chief Strategy Officer	Owns Xcelerator, Data & AI platform budgets	Most likely interim decision-maker today
Matthias Rebellius CEO Smart Infrastructure	€2.9B data-center revenue, up 40% YoY	Departing Jul 2026 — motivated to close deals
Ralf P. Thomas CFO, Managing Board	Co-signs all material IT contracts	Departing May 2026 — get sign-off before transition

Open with this

“Your CIO just departed with no named successor. Which of her programs needs a signed approver before the seat is filled?”