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Andreas Sander is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Strategist of KOSATEC Empowering Global Innovation GmbH.

Since founding the company in 1993, he has scaled KOSATEC from a garage-based startup with €3,000 in initial capital into a leading, technology-driven B2B IT distribution platform serving more than 12,000 business customers across Europe, with over 220 employees.

Between 2021 and 2025, KOSATEC generated €2.7 billion in cumulative revenue, including €580 million in 2025 alone.

Andreas Sander represents entrepreneurial scale combined with operational rigor, strong governance, and consistent performance delivery.

As Chief Strategist, he leads KOSATEC's transformation into an AI-First Exponential Organization. Artificial intelligence, automation, and data architecture are not support functions but core structural elements of the business model—spanning warehouse automation (Autostore, Exproma, packaging automation, humanoid robotics), AI agents, and data-driven executive decision-making.

A central leadership principle is Shared Language: a unified, human- and AI-readable language across all levels of the organization—from C-suite to autonomous systems.

This clarity enables speed, scalability, and precision at scale.

Based primarily in Dubai since 2021, Andreas Sander follows a leadership philosophy rooted in personal accountability, continuous learning, and technological excellence.

He is a participant in the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management Program (OPM64) and an active member of global leadership networks including Abundance360, the Unicorn Society, and the Forte Labs Master Prompt Enterprise Cohort.

His Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP) is:
KOSATEC – Empowering Global Innovation.

Siegbert Wortmann is a shareholder of KOSATEC and one of the most influential entrepreneurial figures in the German IT industry.

As the founder of the WORTMANN Group, he has built an internationally successful technology enterprise with multi-billion-euro revenues and several thousand employees over multiple decades.

Since 2013, Siegbert Wortmann has held a 49% equity stake in KOSATEC. He supports the company not in an operational capacity, but as an independent entrepreneur, strategic sparring partner, and long-term oriented co-owner.

His strength lies in experience, values, and entrepreneurial judgment—combined with a deep understanding of sustainable growth.

Siegbert Wortmann represents principles such as reliability, grounded leadership, integrity, and entrepreneurial discipline.

These values not only define the WORTMANN Group but also serve as a stabilizing reference framework for KOSATEC—particularly during phases of strategic transformation and technological change.

In recognition of his entrepreneurial and societal contributions, Siegbert Wortmann has been awarded the Federal Cross of Merit of Germany.

His leadership is characterized by long-term thinking, regional responsibility, and a commitment to building companies that are not only successful, but resilient and future-ready.

Within the KOSATEC Management Board, Siegbert Wortmann stands for continuity, entrepreneurial wisdom, and independent perspective—as a trusted mentor, anchor, and partner at eye level.

Stephan Waldvogel is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KOSATEC and responsible for the company's operational backbone.

For more than two decades, he has played a key role in shaping KOSATEC's development—through clear leadership, disciplined execution, and organizational stability.

His professional collaboration with Andreas Sander dates back to the early years of KOSATEC.

After building extensive expertise in IT sales and holding senior sales leadership roles, Stephan Waldvogel gradually assumed broader executive responsibilities.

In 2021, he was appointed Managing Director and COO.

As COO, Stephan Waldvogel translates strategy into operational excellence.

He stands for structured processes, reliable execution, and scalable operations—particularly at the Braunschweig headquarters.

In times of rapid growth and increasing complexity, he ensures clarity, continuity, and delivery strength.

His core belief is clear:
Sustainable innovation requires a stable operational foundation.

While strategic vision and transformation are driven at the executive level, Stephan Waldvogel ensures that this vision becomes operational reality—measurable, efficient, and enduring.

Within the Management Board, Stephan Waldvogel represents execution excellence, reliability, and leadership discipline.

He is the guarantor that KOSATEC not only defines ambitious goals, but consistently delivers them—every day, in every detail.