HAMBURG, GERMANY and CHICAGO, IL, November 7, 2023: After more than two decades as CFO of Engel & Völkers, 53-year-old Thilo von Trotha has been appointed to the management board of digital personnel developer, PINKTUM, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With his experience in scaling business models, Thilo looks forward to helping write another successful growth story at the educational technology company.

PINKTUM, an EdTech company, is one of the leading digital personnel developers in Europe. By adding a proven expert in growth financing and international scaling of business models, PINKTUM now intends to further expand its position in the market going forward. Thilo von Trotha will join the PINKTUM management team as Chief Financial Officer on January 1, 2024. He will take over the finance department from CEO Joachim Pawlik, who has been jointly responsible for it to date. As of November 1, 2023, von Trotha has been available as Corporate Finance Advisor for PINKTUM.

"Due to the rapid development of AI and the highly dynamic nature of our digital HR development market, it is more important than ever for PINKTUM to realize its growth opportunities. I am delighted to have gained in Thilo von Trotha, a highly experienced and far-sighted expert, for the financial management of PINKTUM and to continue shaping the future of personnel development with him," said Joachim Pawlik, CEO, PINKTUM.

“I know Joachim Pawlik as a visionary entrepreneur who has always taken a sustainable and future-oriented approach to learning and development. Digitalization and the growing demand for learning opportunities are now opening up new opportunities for this approach. I am delighted to be working with a powerful team to leverage this great potential internationally," said Thilo von Trotha, CFO, PINKTUM.

Since 2002, Thilo von Trotha has overseen the finance department of real estate company Engel & Völkers. For more than two decades, he helped grow the firm to its current size, utilizing his expertise in scaling business models. The economist began his career as a consultant at McKinsey, then co-founded real estate platform Property Gate AG (later Immonet), where he was responsible for finances as CFO for over two years. Von Trotha is also a lecturer for "Principles of Finance" at the HSBA business school in Hamburg.

About PINKTUM

PINKTUM is one of the leading providers for the sustainable improvement of company soft skills. Customers embark on digital learning paths which are tailored to their individual development needs and integrated into their daily work routine. At the heart of the organization is an internationally award-winning online library. It comprises around 600 video-based, interactive e⁠-⁠training courses, which are available in several culturally-adapted languages. PINKTUM is constantly developing its methods and learning content based on psychological research and provides new learning initiatives for companies.

A part of the Pawlik Group, PINKTUM is the brand name of Pink University GmbH and is led by CEO Joachim Pawlik. Founded in 2010, PINKTUM has approximately 150 employees at 16 locations worldwide and is headquartered in Hamburg and Munich.

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