Carsten Höltkemeyer to take over management of Solaris

The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Auxmoney will initially join Solaris as a member of the Management Board. Höltkemeyer will then take over the management of the fintech from May.

First the start-up changed its name from Solarisbank to Solaris, now there is a change in management: the previous Managing Director Roland Folz will leave the company at the end of April 2023. His successor Carsten Höltkemeyer will join the fintech on November 1 of this year as a member of the Management Board and will subsequently take over the management of the company.

"As a proven industry expert with extensive experience in working with major international clients, Carsten was the preferred candidate for the position of future CEO of Solaris," says Solaris Supervisory Board Chairman Ramin Niroumand. Carsten Höltkemeyer was previously Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Auxmoney, where he will continue to serve as a full member. He previously held various management positions in the banking sector. He was Head of Finance at the Nets Group and was responsible for the German market at Barclaycard. He also worked for Concardis and Commerzbank.

"Together, we will expand our position in the market and increase the added value for all our partners," says Höltkemeyer. Solaris is currently in a state of upheaval: the company recently expanded into other countries and acquired Contis. Solaris has also gained new partnerships with ADAC and Paycell. The new Managing Director is now tasked with driving the growth of the embedded finance company forward.