08.01.2025 • News

PI starts the new year with a new CFO

Physik Instrumente (PI) appoints Beate van Loo-Born as Chief Financial Officer

Beate van Loo-Born. Bild / Image: PI
Beate van Loo-Born. Bild / Image: PI

The PI Group is pleased to announce that Beate van Loo-Born has taken over the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the company as of January 1, 2025. Together with Markus Spanner, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Florian Geistdörfer, Chief Operating Officer (COO), she completes PI's management team, which will focus on implementing the strategic vision and promoting sustainable and healthy growth in the new year.

In her role as CFO, Beate van Loo-Born is responsible for numerous business areas such as Finance & Controlling, Treasury, Risk Management, Legal, Compliance, Supply Chain Management, Business Architecture, Sustainability and Human Resources. In this position, she will play a decisive role in promoting operational excellence and the long-term success of the company.

Beate van Loo-Born brings over 20 years of international leadership experience in the financial services and data industries. In her previous roles, she has driven strategic initiatives, led global cross-functional teams and delivered transformation projects with measurable success. She has worked in large commercial organizations such as UBS and the Swiss Stock Exchange as well as in philanthropic start-up environments, where she has successfully and sustainably implemented end-to-end transformations. With her experience and leadership, PI Group believes it is well positioned to consolidate its position as an industry leader and achieve its ambitious growth targets.

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Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG

Auf der Römerstr. 1
76228 Karlsruhe
Germany

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