Appointment of new CEO at Scout24 SE as of 1 March 2025: Ralf Weitz to succeed Tobias Hartmann

Munich / Berlin, 06. Dezember 2024 - The Supervisory Board of Scout24 SE has reappointed Chief Product & Technology Officer Ralf Weitz as a Member of the Management Board. In addition to his current role, Ralf Weitz is also appointed as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Scout24 SE for a five-year period, effective 1 March 2025. Ralf Weitz succeeds current CEO Tobias Hartmann, who is no longer available after two terms in office for personal reasons. Tobias Hartmann will leave the company on 28 February 2025. 

Hans-Holger Albrecht, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, welcomes Ralf Weitz to his new role at Scout24 SE: “The Supervisory Board is looking forward to continuing the close and trustful collaboration with Ralf Weitz. He will assume the CEO role from Tobias Hartmann on 1 March 2025, in addition to his role as Chief Product & Technology Officer. Due to his many years of experience and impressive track record within the company as well his product management expertise, Ralf Weitz has everything it takes to further drive the successful strategy and growth of Scout24 SE. Ralf joined the company in 2008. Since then, he has worked in various business functions and management roles. In 2018, he was appointed as a member of the Management Board and Chief Product & Technology Officer. His extensive market and product expertise have played a key role in the successful expansion of our networked digital ecosystem over the last years. He is therefore the ideal successor to Tobias Hartmann as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO.”

Hans-Holger Albrecht thanks Tobias Hartmann for his outstanding commitment to Scout24 SE: “Tobias Hartmann has led and developed the company with great success since November 2018. During his tenure, the Group's revenues, profitability and growth have increased remarkably. As a result, the company has delivered exceptional results and created excellent value for its shareholders. Under his leadership, the Scout24 Group has been focused on the real estate business. Tobias also completed successfully several strategic acquisitions to strengthen the company’s market position. We regret his departure but respect his decision not to extend his contract for personal reasons after two successful terms. On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Tobias for his dedication and many contributions to the company’s success. We express our sincere appreciation for his achievements and wish him all the best.”

Tobias Hartmann: “Scout24 SE is a very special company. It has been an extraordinary honor and pleasure to steer and manage the company over the last few years together with such a strong and committed team. I would like to sincerely thank the Supervisory Board, our teams and all shareholders for their trust and support during this time. I am now delighted to hand over the baton to my colleague Ralf Weitz – he knows the company and the markets like no one else.”

Ralf Weitz: “I would like to thank the Supervisory Board for the trust and for the opportunity to lead and steer this great company as the future CEO. Together with our teams we will continue to consistently implement our defined strategy around interconnectivity, simplifying all real estate-related processes and increase market transparency for our customers. Executing on our strategy will continue to produce attractive results and create value for our shareholders.”.

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