Nordex chief financial officer (CFO) Christoph Burkhard is resigning from his role with effect from 28 February 2021.
Ilya Hartmann (pictured), who is CEO of Nordex’s Europe division, will take over as company CFO from 1 March 2021 and has joined the management board, effective from 1 January.
Burkhard will pursue new professional challenges in the future.
Nordex supervisory board chairman Wolfgang Ziebart said: “We very much regret the early termination of Christoph Burkhard’s service contract, which is done by best mutual agreement.
“Mr Burkhard has contributed significantly to the successful transformation and reorientation of Nordex over the past four years.
“We would like to expressly thank him for his excellent work and wish him very well and much success for the future.”
Burkhard has been responsible for finance at Nordex since 1 October 2016.
During his tenure, he successfully supported the company’s growth strategy and global transformation, in particular with corresponding financing and capital market initiatives.
Hartmann has served in various management positions at Nordex since 2017.
As CEO of the Europe division he has been a member of the group’s extended senior leadership since 2018.


