Philipp Depiereux

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Philipp Depiereux
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Born (1977-07-12) July 12, 1977 (age 48)
Düren, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, author
Known forFounder of etventure, Changerider initiative
Website depiereux.com

Philipp Depiereux (born July 12, 1977) is a German author and entrepreneur.

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Early life and education

Depiereux was born in Düren, Germany. [1] Depiereux completed his Abitur at Burgau-Gymnasium in Düren in 1996 and then studied business administration at the International School of Management. [2] [3]

Career

In 2004, Depiereux joined the management of Alesco (formerly Schoeller Aldo), a company that produces plastic films, alongside his father, Gunter Depiereux. [1] [2] He served as CEO until 2010. [2] [4]

In 2010, together with Philipp Herrmann and Christian Lüdtke, he founded the company etventure, [5] a consultancy for business development. [6] In addition to providing digitalisation services for businesses, Depiereux, through etventure, also published studies on digital transformation in Germany in collaboration with the research institute GfK. [7] In an article in the German business magazine Handelsblatt , Katrin Terpitz referred to Depiereux as the "Messiah of Digitalisation" in Germany's mid-sized business sector due to his achievements in the field of digitalisation. [8] The company was acquired by EY (formerly Ernst & Young) in 2017. [9] Depiereux remained CEO until his departure in 2021. [6] [10]

In 2018, Depiereux launched Changerider, a project featuring interviews with business, politics, and research professionals on topics related to digital transformation. These interviews are presented as videos, podcasts, and articles [1] [11] [12] and were covered by German magazine t3n. [13]

In addition to his business activities, Depiereux is also an author [14] and journalist, having published his own articles in magazines such as changement! [15] and Capital . [16] Since February 2025, Depiereux has been publishing a biweekly column in the German magazine Handelsblatt . [17] [18]

Personal life

Depiereux is married and has four children and lives in Newport Beach, California. [17]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beise, Marc (2020-10-28). "Weltmutführer gesucht". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). p. 16.
  2. 1 2 3 Pracht, Thorsten (2016-06-27). "Eine Keimzelle für innovative Ideen". Aachener Zeitung (in German). p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Wegweiser für internationale Karrieren". IDW Informationsdienst Wissenschaft. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Führungswechsel beim Folienhersteller Alesco". Aachener Zeitung (in German). 2010-12-15. p. 15.
  5. ↑ Scherer, Katja (2019-10-22). "Die neuen Goldgräber". Wirtschaftswoche (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  6. 1 2 "Der Gründer geht". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2021-04-22.
  7. ↑ Benrath, Bastian (2019-09-27). "Deutsche Unternehmen sind digitalisierungsmüde". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  8. ↑ Terpitz, Katrin (2018-04-27). "Digital Natives sind nicht besser". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Unter Beratern". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2017-10-17. p. 18.
  10. ↑ Müller, Anja (2021-04-20). "Etventure-Gründer gibt CEO-Posten an EY-Partner ab". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  11. ↑ "Der Chauffeur und die Parklücke". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2018-11-13. p. 19.
  12. ↑ Pracht, Thorsten (2018-11-09). "Den Wandel mit Mut und Innovationsgeist gestalten". Aachener Zeitung (in German). p. 18.
  13. ↑ Alphen, Christian van (2019-12-29). "Changerider beim SZ-Wirtschaftsgipfel: Kleine Veränderungen werden unserem Planeten nichts bringen". t3n Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  14. ↑ Matthes, Sebastian (2021-02-19). "Buchautor Philipp Depiereux: Die deutschen Mittelständler müssen Welt-Mut-Führer werden". Handelsblatt (in German).
  15. ↑ Depiereux, Philipp (2021). "Tesla versus deutsche saturierte Automobilriesen". Changement! (in German). p. 36.
  16. ↑ Depiereux, Philipp (2022-04-06). "Abschied von einem Ukrainer". Capital (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  17. 1 2 Depiereux, Philipp (2025-02-18). "China werden Trumps Zölle kaum treffen – Deutschland aber schon". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  18. ↑ Depiereux, Philipp (2025-02-28). "Sind das die ersten Risse im Trump-Lager?". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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