Planned CEO Transition at Qvest Group
Cologne, October 21, 2025: The Qvest Group has announced a planned change in its executive leadership. Peter Nöthen will step down as CEO at the end of the year and will immediately pause his management responsibilities effective today. The company would like to thank Peter Nöthen for his many years of service. He will remain a minority shareholder in Qvest. The name of his designated successor will be announced shortly.
Peter Nöthen has played a pivotal role in shaping Qvest. As founder, he guided the company’s transformation from a local brand to an internationally operating group through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Under his leadership, Qvest established itself as a global leader in innovative technology solutions across the entire digital media supply chain. Since 2016, Qvest has been part of the RSBG SE portfolio.
Following years of international expansion, the new CEO will be tasked with further integrating the group and ensuring continued profitable growth.
Subject to approval by the shareholders' meeting, a new CEO is to take over the management of Qvest from the first quarter of 2026. For confidentiality reasons, we will announce the name of our new CEO in due course. He will also assume management responsibilities at RSBG ICT, the majority shareholder of Qvest Group.
The designated CEO is already well acquainted with Qvest through previous joint projects and brings over 20 years of experience in both multinational corporations and medium-sized enterprises within the information and communications technology sector. With more than a decade of senior management experience in various companies, he offers valuable expertise in growth strategies, transformation, post-merger integration, and M&A. In his last positions, he was responsible for an international service provider to the media industry as well as CEO for a software solutions company in the broadcast market.
“We are pleased to welcome an experienced executive with deep knowledge of Qvest’s relevant markets as our new CEO,” said Markus Bohni, CEO of RSBG. “We also thank Peter Nöthen for his dedication over the past years.”
The existing management team remains in place, ensuring continuity and providing experienced leadership as the company continues its transformation.
