LAIQON AG is realigning its leadership structure to support its next phase of growth. The Supervisory Board of the Hamburg-based asset and wealth manager has appointed Achim Plate and Axel Hörger as joint Chief Executive Officers. The move combines the complementary expertise of the two Management Board members and is intended to strengthen the execution of the company’s GROWTH 28 growth and scaling strategy.
Achim Plate has served as CEO of the LAIQON Group since January 2020. Under his leadership, LAIQON has evolved into an innovative asset and wealth manager offering traditional, digital and AI-based investment solutions. Axel Hörger has been a member of the Management Board and Chief Strategy Officer since January 2026. Since then, Plate and Hörger have worked closely together to implement the GROWTH 28 strategy, and the joint CEO structure builds on this established collaboration.
Under the revised allocation of responsibilities, Achim Plate will be responsible for the Digital Wealth business segment, including its white-label partnerships, as well as the Group functions of Finance, Technology and Investor Relations/Corporate Communications. Axel Hörger will remain responsible for the Asset Management and Wealth Management business segments, as well as the Group functions of Internationalisation and Sustainability.
“With Achim Plate and Axel Hörger, LAIQON has two experienced leaders whose skill sets complement each other exceptionally well,” said Dr Stefan Rindfleisch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LAIQON AG. “With the joint CEO structure, we are strengthening our operational leadership and positioning the company to successfully deliver LAIQON’s next phase of growth and scaling.”
As part of its continued development, the Supervisory Board intends to appoint an additional member of the Management Board in 2027, considering both internal and external candidates. The leadership change matters because LAIQON is positioning itself as an AI-focused asset and wealth manager under GROWTH 28, with the goal of increasing assets under management to more than EUR 15 billion by 2028. The company manages assets of EUR 11.61 billion on a fiduciary basis as at 30 September 2026, meaning the target implies substantial expansion. The joint CEO structure is designed to integrate the strengths of its three business segments more closely and unlock additional growth and scaling potential.
International expansion will initially focus on selected core European markets. LAIQON has already established distribution channels in the Benelux countries and France, with additional market access in Italy and Spain, while continuing to expand its presence in Switzerland. The company’s proprietary LAIC ADVISOR® and its AI subsidiary LAIC® are among the pioneers of artificial intelligence in wealth management, and its Digital Asset Platform (DAP 4.0) fully digitalises services from asset and risk management to onboarding and client reporting. For investors and the wider wealth management industry, the leadership structure signals continuity in strategy and a sharper focus on scaling AI-based solutions in European wealth management. “The joint CEO structure will allow us to leverage our combined experience and expertise even more effectively,” said Achim Plate, joint CEO of LAIQON AG.
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