Jan Gackenholz appointed Chief Financial Officer at PAIR Finance

Jan Gackenholz has many years of experience in private equity portfolio companies such as SoundCloud and Paysafe Group, as well as at the management consultancy Roland Berger.
He joins the existing C-level team of Stephan Stricker (CEO and Founder), Sven Schneider (COO), Christian Zingel (CSO) and Dmitry Sharkov (CTO).
This successfully completes the reorganisation of PAIR Finance’s management team.

Berlin, 30 January 2024 – PAIR Finance, the leading provider of AI-based debt collection, today announced the appointment of Jan Gackenholz as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He joins Stephan Stricker (CEO and Founder), Sven Schneider (COO), Christian Zingel (CSO), and Dmitry Sharkov (CTO) in the existing C-level team. The reorganisation of PAIR Finance’s management team has thus been successfully completed.

PAIR Finance CFO Jan Gackenholz and CEO and Founder Stephan Stricker — *PAIR Finance CFO Jan Gackenholz with CEO & Founder Stephan Stricker*

Jan Gackenholz joins PAIR Finance from the software company Magix, where he was CFO & COO, responsible for the Finance department, as well as for the HR, Legal, IT and E-commerce areas. Previously, Gackenholz was SVP Finance & Operations at SoundCloud and held operational roles at Paysafe Group and Roland Berger.

At PAIR Finance, he will now play a key role in developing the Finance, Controlling & Business Intelligence and Legal & Compliance departments for the next phase of growth.

Stephan Stricker, CEO and Founder of PAIR Finance: “We are delighted to have gained Jan Gackenholz, a proven finance manager with private equity background, for the CFO role. With his extensive expertise on a national and international level, he will significantly strengthen the management team and make a decisive contribution to the further international growth of PAIR Finance”.

Jan Gackenholz, CFO of PAIR Finance: “I am looking forward to bringing my experience and expertise to PAIR Finance and helping the company to improve debt collection for business clients and millions of consumers in Europe. PAIR Finance is an impressive success story, and I am looking forward to being part of a great team to help shape the next phase of growth”.