Frankfurt (Germany). A change in the management board of the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator: The Supervisory Board of DE-CIX Group AG has appointed Felix Hintze (39) as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 June 2025. Hintze, who holds a degree in Business Administration, has previously worked as CEO and CFO in multiple companies within the IONOS Group and in the globally operating AdTech and Aftermarket segment (Sedo GmbH), as well as in the B2B domain and server business (InterNetX GmbH), among other posts. In addition, as Head of Investment Management for the entire IONOS Group, he was responsible for the M&A and equity management of the corporation. Felix Hintze succeeds Sebastian Seifert, whose role on the board ceased at the end of May 2025.
Alongside the appointment of Felix Hintze as CFO, the existing board members Ivo Ivanov (Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board), Christian Reuter (Chief Sales Officer), and Thomas King (Chief Technical Officer) were confirmed in their positions.
“With the completion of the board through Felix Hintze, I am convinced that we have an excellent executive team at the helm for the next ten years. This team will further strengthen our position in the market and drive the sustainable growth of our company successfully,” said Felix Höger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DE-CIX Group AG. “At this point, our warmest thanks also go to Sebastian Seifert, who – with great personal engagement and outstanding expertise – ensured the continued growth of our company in recent years.”
Ivo Ivanov, Chairman and CEO of the DE-CIX Group AG, concluded: “I very much look forward to a fruitful collaboration with Felix Hintze. Together, we will create decisive impetus for the further development and global expansion of our company and usher in a new decade of growth for DE-CIX.
30 years of DE-CIX: Digital infrastructure “Made in Germany” for the whole world
DE-CIX is the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator and celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2025. The company’s first IX began operations in 1995 in Frankfurt, Germany. Today, DE-CIX offers its peering, cloud connectivity, and other enterprise-grade interconnection services in 60 locations in Europe, Africa, North and South America, the Middle East, and Asia. DE-CIX is accessible from data centers in over 600 cities worldwide and interconnects thousands of network operators (carriers), Internet service providers (ISP), content providers, and enterprise networks from more than 100 countries. DE-CIX Frankfurt, with a data volume of close to 45 exabytes per year (as of 2024) and nearly 1,100 connected networks, is one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world.