Frankfurt, 29 April 2025 – Oliver Elste is the new Chairman / Dr. Johannes Loxen newly elected to the Supervisory Board / Honorary members of the Executive Board remain unchanged
At today's Annual General Assembly of DENIC eG – the central registry for all .de domains – the members elected the cooperative's governing bodies.
As part of the statutory election, which takes place every three years, one new member was elected to the Supervisory Board: Dr. Johannes Loxen (SerNet Service Network GmbH). Oliver Elste (Smart-NIC GmbH), Stephan Hageleit (INWX GmbH), Marco Hoffmann (OpusDNS GmbH) and Christian Müller were confirmed for another term of office. Following the meeting, the new Supervisory Board was constituted and elected Oliver Elste as its new Chairman.
"The digital future challenges us - not with fear, but with responsibility. As a cooperative, we put the common benefit above individual interests and thus create the basis for a strong, secure and independent Internet - today and tomorrow", says Oliver Elste, new Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
There is stability among the honorary members of the Executive Board: Martin Küchenthal (LEMARIT GmbH) and Sebastian Röthler (info.at Internet GmbH) were confirmed in their positions by re-election.
"Co-determination and participation on an equal footing – that's what our cooperative stands for. The election results show that these values are truly lived at DENIC,’ said Thomas Keller, member of DENIC‘s Executive Board. ’Experience meets fresh stimulus – it's precisely this mix that makes .de strong. And that's exactly how we will continue to move forward together."
