Jochen Werne
Jochen Werne
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - DACH
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jochen Werne is a public company Chief Executive with more than two decades of leadership experience across FTSE 100, IBEX-listed and FTSE MIB 30, DAX 30 environments in regulated, data-intensive and technology-driven industries.
He specialises in transforming businesses at inflection points — repositioning legacy structures into scalable, AI-enabled platforms with stronger profitability, strategic focus and long-term shareholder value creation.
As CEO of Experian DACH, he holds full P&L responsibility in one of Europe’s most regulated markets. Under his leadership, the organisation was repositioned as the clear market leader in data accuracy in Germany through strategic consolidation, long-term ecosystem partnerships and portfolio optimisation. The acquisition of Boniversum and the strategic partnership with Creditreform materially strengthened proprietary data depth and competitive differentiation. Divestment of non-core units enhanced focus and delivered double-digit margin expansion.
A large-scale cloud transformation modernised the technology stack, significantly increasing scalability and innovation capacity. The strengthened data foundation enabled expansion of proprietary AI scoring and fraud capabilities into AML and broader RegTech use cases.
Previously, as Executive Board Member of an IBEX-listed multinational subsidiary, he built a high-margin €6.8bn AUM business within 17 months and led large-scale transformation of a 4,500-employee organisation. Earlier executive roles within a FTSE MIB 30 banking group combined business development, treasury, payments, digital transformation and FinTech integration, delivering 150% revenue growth and substantial cost optimisation.
He chairs risk, compliance and regulatory committees and operates with strong capital allocation discipline, governance focus and stakeholder alignment.
His leadership approach combines strategic clarity, operational execution and technology-driven innovation — building resilient platforms positioned for sustainable growth in regulated global markets.