Cologne, Germany, October 1, 2026 – As part of the long-term strategic development of the Xantaro Group, a change at the top of the company will take place on October 1, 2026: Christian Werner will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Martin Czermin, who will remain associated with the company as Executive Chairman. With this long-prepared step, the corporate group underlines its clear course of combining absolute continuity in day-to-day operations with the systematic expansion of future growth platforms.
For the strategic alignment of the Xantaro Group, this transition primarily means reliability, complemented by valuable additional management experience. Especially for the customers of Xantaro Group, this seamless changeover stands for the highest level of continuity regarding the customary quality, support, and collaborative partnership.
“The change at the top is a long-prepared step to ring in the next phase of our company’s development,” explains Martin Czermin, the current CEO and future Executive Chairman of the Xantaro Group. “With Christian Werner, I am handing over the wheel to an absolute professional in the industry. He not only brings a deep understanding of the IT market but has repeatedly proven in the past how to successfully expand organizations and establish sustainable growth platforms. For our customers, partners, and our entire team, this is a very strong signal of stability, continuity, and reliability.”
Christian Werner brings more than 30 years of international experience in the IT and system integration industry. He joins from Digit Solutions GmbH, a provider of Managed Security Services, where he was most recently responsible for the DACH region as Managing Director. He therefore brings tailor-made expertise, as Managed Services are a vital component of the Xantaro Group’s portfolio.
His eight-year tenure as CEO and Managing Director of the Logicalis Group DACH was also particularly formative for his career to date. During his time at Logicalis, both revenue and EBITDA more than doubled, and he expanded the organization from 160 to over 400 employees.
Prior to this, he acquired extensive industry expertise in long-standing, partly international leadership positions at renowned technology companies such as Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and Siemens.
“Xantaro is excellently positioned in the market, both technologically and in terms of personnel,” adds the future CEO Christian Werner. “My primary goal is to build on the successful work of Martin Czermin to ensure we remain an absolutely reliable partner for our customers. On this strong foundation, we will systematically and continuously expand the growth platforms of the Xantaro Group together with our strong team.”
Christian Werner, CEO Xantaro Group
About the Xantaro Group
The Xantaro Group comprises nicos GmbH, Xantaro Deutschland GmbH, Xantaro UK, NetDescribe GmbH, and anykey GmbH. The group pools the expertise of these specialised companies to offer consulting, technology, and managed services for secure, high-performance IT infrastructures. Its portfolio spans networking, cybersecurity, observability, automation, as well as platforms and applications.
For more information, visit: https://netdescribe.com/en/xantaro-group/
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The press release can be found here.
