Sauer appointed Qvest CEO
January 5, 2026
Qvest, a global player in media-focused services, has announced the appointment of Thorsten Sauer as CEO of Qvest Group. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving the company’s strategic development and transforming the strong internationalisation of recent years into an integrated organisation with a clear focus on profitable growth. Sauer will assume operational responsibility on January 15th, succeeding Peter Nöthen as CEO.
Thorsten Sauer brings more than two decades of executive leadership experience across international companies in the Information, Communications, and Media Technology sectors. Having held several CEO positions, he has a strong track record in growth strategies, transformation initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and post-merger integration. Most recently, the graduate industrial engineer served in a dual role as CEO of Pixel Power and Vice President Media Technology at its parent company group Rohde & Schwarz. In addition to his role at Qvest, Thorsten Sauer will also be appointed CEO of RSBG Information & Communication Technologies GmbH, the majority shareholder of Qvest Group within the RSBG Group.
“We are delighted that Thorsten Sauer, with his experience and knowledge, has been appointed to take over the management of Qvest. His strategic tasks will be to further integrate the group after years of international growth and to secure profitable growth” said Markus Bohni, CEO of RSBG SE.
“Qvest has established itself as a trusted global partner for technology-driven transformation projects. Our next step is to bring the strengths of the individual group companies together even more consistently, enhance operational excellence, and further improve profitability. I am very much looking forward to shaping this journey together with the leadership teams at Qvest,” added Sauer.
Sauer will continue to be supported by the long-standing managing directors Christian Boris Hönig (CFO) and Thomas Müller (CTO). Together, the three executives will form Qvest’s future leadership team and steer the company’s strategic development. With his start on January 15th, Sauer officially succeeds Nöthen, who left the management board in the fourth quarter of 2025.