The next step in the growth strategy: SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa is renamed as SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria

Ratingen, 1 October 2024 – SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, is reorganising its operating structure and announcing the renaming of SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa as SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria.  

The SPIE Group is adapting its operating structure to the company’s strong growth. Tier 1 units SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa and SPIE Switzerland will become SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria and SPIE Central Europe. SPIE Central Europe serves the markets in Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria is driving business and growth in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

Germany has the potential to become SPIE’s largest market

“The importance of SPIE in Germany has grown steadily within the SPIE Group over the past eleven years measured in terms of its revenue and profit contribution and employee headcount. Going forward, we see plenty of potential for further growth in the German market and we are adapting our structures to facilitate it,” explained Gauthier Louette, Chairman & CEO of the SPIE Group. 

SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa’s growth strategy was launched in 2013. “In just eleven years, Markus Holzke and his management team have developed SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa very successfully and have grown the business significantly. After three platform acquisitions and 30 bolt-on acquisitions, SPIE has evolved into the leading multi-technical service provider in Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, and its workforce has expanded from 300 to almost 23,000 employees. That’s a fantastic achievement. I am fully confident that the management team will continue to follow this roadmap to success and develop Germany into SPIE’s biggest market,” commented Gauthier Louette.

The company will be renamed on 1 October 2024

On 1 October 2024, SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa GmbH will be renamed as SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria GmbH. This company will be the lead company for all subsidiaries operating in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, including entities with representative offices for customers in other countries according to the “follow the customer” principle.

SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria remains on a growth trajectory

“Our new organisational structure reflects SPIE’s comprehensive technical expertise in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and beyond. Together, we are around 20,000 team members working with our customers to establish a climate-friendly and digital future. I am very much looking forward to growing and expanding our business with the support of the entire SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria management team, and to extending the range and depth of our services,” added Markus Holzke, Managing Director/CEO of SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria.

The SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria management structure consists of eight business units organised by market and country, as well as the headquarters:

• Operational Division Efficient Facilities (EF), managed by Rainer Hollang: Around 4,300 employees provide technical facility management, energy efficiency solutions and renewable energies (own power generation, CO₂-free heat generation and cooling systems) for our customers’ buildings and sites. 
• Operational Division CityNetworks & Grids (CNG), managed by Peter Pfannenstiel: Around 5,400 team members deploy their expertise to facilitate the energy and mobility transition and create a digital Germany. They specialise in distribution networks (electricity, gas, water), the broadband upgrade, mobile communications and 5G, smart city solutions, hydrogen and the electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 
• Operational Division High Voltage (HV), managed by Burkhard Sager: The 1,550-strong HV team is supporting the energy transition as a high and ultra-high voltage partner. Areas of expertise include power line construction, substations, solutions for geo, network and plant data, structural engineering, as well as the development and testing of innovative solutions at the Testing and Technology Centre. 
• Operational Division Building Technology & Automation (BTA), managed by Jörn Ettenhofer: Around 1,700 employees provide electrical building services, transport and tunnel engineering services, mechanical engineering services, energy systems engineering, architecture and planning services.  
• Operational Division Information & Communication Services (ICS), managed by Marcus Hänsel: Around 2,400 team members support customers with all their connectivity and digitalisation-related needs. They offer IT solutions, communication & collaboration solutions, security technology solutions, as well as consulting and implementation expertise relating to the digital transformation.
• Operational Division Industry Services & Wind (ISW), managed by Jan-Jörg Müller-Seiler: With 2,700 employees this business unit is dedicated to the ecological and technological transformation of industry. This includes the planning, implementation, operation, maintenance and relocation of industrial installations, the digitalisation and automation of production processes, and services for wind turbine operators. 
• Operational Division Switzerland (CH), managed by Pierre Savoy: Around 600 ICT, multi-tech and integral facility experts cater to the technical needs of our customers in Switzerland.
• Operational Division Austria (AT), managed by Andreas Christandl: The 650-strong team provides a diverse range of technical services to our customers in Austria. Their expertise extends from tunnel and traffic engineering, electrical, instrumentation and control (EI&C) technology and automation for telecommunications, transport and energy infrastructure, information and telecommunications technology, electrical engineering and industrial automation. 
• Headquarters: Corporate functions are located at headquarters with the responsible management board members Rocio de la Cruz Garcia (Sustainability Director, new since 1 October 2024), Clemens Lay (CFO), Bianca Stöhr (People & Culture Director), Dr André Schimmel (development and operational support Director) and Carsten Schemmel (M&A Director).