About Us

Florian Riedl

managing director diconium digital solutions

Florian Riedl has been Managing Director of diconium digital solutions since May 2024. In his role, he is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the business unit, focusing on developing digital, client-centric solutions. With his many years of experience in the digital sector, Florian drives the strategic growth of diconium digital solutions. Before joining diconium, he successfully led the digital transformation of the SMO (Sales, Marketing & Operations) business unit at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. Prior to his time at EnBW, he was responsible for the digital and omnichannel division at Vodafone in Germany and held various positions within the Vodafone Group.

Swantje Kowarsch

managing director diconium data

Swantje Kowarsch is Managing Director of diconium data, the partner for the service areas Smart Content & Campaign, Personalization & Analytics as well as Data Sciences & AI. With over 18 years of international experience in brand and sales strategy as well as in the conception and scaling of digital products, Swantje has realized successful projects in data-driven corporate management at Porsche and Audi, among others. Before joining diconium, the social and business communication expert headed the Performance Marketing & Data department at Audi Business Innovation and was responsible for the international product development and customer experience of digital mobility services.

Michael Achatz

managing director diconium auto

Michael Achatz is Managing Director of diconium auto. He is responsible for the business relating to software and security solutions for the mobility industry. He successfully helped build up diconium auto. The team of over 100 specialists from cybersecurity, functional safety and infotainment to autonomous driving is growing continuously. He started working at diconium back in 2016, most recently as Senior Director Embitel. Prior to that, he managed the launch and operations of diconium42 and its successful integration into CARIAD. The experienced developer began his career as a software engineer at Deutsche Post.

Steffen Belitz

managing director diconium Portugal, unipessoal Lda.

Steffen Belitz is Managing Director of diconium Portugal and manages the business in Porto and Lisbon.

With his many years of digital expertise, Steffen has been steadily driving diconium's growth in Portugal and Southern Europe for many years.

Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, he held various positions within the diconium group for over five years - from Director Operations at diconium marketing and ro11 to Partner Manager and Director at dmc digital media center. In 2007, Belitz founded the shopping community edelight, which was acquired by Burda in 2013.

Stephan Ahrweiler

managing director diconium strategy

Stephan Ahrweiler has been Managing Director of diconium strategy since July 2024. Together with more than 100 dedicated consultants, his team advises clients on strategic, organizational, and growth topics, offering a portfolio that includes digital sales solutions, AI transformation, and software defined products. Prior to his role as Managing Director, Stephan had already been working for diconium strategy since 2016, most recently as a Senior Partner.

His professional background is in strategy and business consulting, (re-)organization, and corporate development, with a strong focus on digitization and its impact on established companies. He has advised a variety of medium and large-sized companies, including Volkswagen, CARIAD, Mercedes Benz, Stihl, Telefónica, and 1&1.

Before joining diconium, Stephan founded and established digital units and launched digital products during the early days of apps. His passion for digitalization goes back to the 1990s when he assembled his own computers.

Tobias Margarit

managing director diconium romania S.R.L. / evangelist data science

Tobias Margarit is Managing Director of diconium in Romania. Product engineering, Data & AI and Cyber Security are driving Tobi’s professional career like every first day since 2004. As IT & Data forensic leader he set-up several data & tech organizations like diconium data GmbH, Digital Business at Audi AG, and Business Intelligence at FAW-VW successfully.

As a cultural scientist, he enriches his tech leader expertise in diverse hemispheres: China at Audi, US at Porsche, Netherlands and Latin America during academia. And today, Romania – the tech heart of Eastern Europe.

Together with 120 techies from product engineering, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and cyber security he is very passioned about the symbiosis of hardware and software engineering in several industries – be it the software-defined vehicle in mobility, smart factories in industry, predictive retailing, or dynamic pricing in finance.

Ralph Philipp Reth

managing director diconium strategy & diconium Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Philipp Reth has been Managing Director of diconium China since May 2024, co-leading business operations in Beijing. His focus is on collaborating with the Volkswagen Group in China, as well as expanding existing client relationships and acquiring new clients. He is also responsible for growing the diconium partner network in China.

Since July 2024, Philipp has taken over the co-leadership of diconium strategy as Managing Director.

Before his appointment as Managing Director for the Chinese market at diconium, Philipp Reth was Head of Volkswagen Group Mobility at Volkswagen AG. Prior to that, he founded the car-sharing service WeShare and managed the business as CEO until its sale to Miles. He also held various management positions at Door2Door, Arriva Group, and Deutsche Bahn.