passing the baton

Butzbach, July 01, 2025 – RIEDEL Networks, provider of tailormade IT security and network services, is setting the course for further growth and is announcing a change at the top of its Sales Division. Effective immediately, Oliver Burgdorf will assume overall strategic and operational responsibility for the company’s sales as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). He succeeds Bernhard Pussel, who is taking well-deserved early retirement after eight successful years with the company.

“We would like to thank Bernhard Pussel for his many years of commitment and his key role in establishing and developing our sales division. With Oliver Burgdorf, we are gaining an experienced sales professional with strategic vision and a deep understanding of the requirements of modern business customers,” says Michael Martens, CEO of RIEDEL Networks. “With his innovative strength, leadership personality and passion for sales and promoting young talent, he will continue the successful work of Bernhard Pussel as CSO and make a significant contribution to the further development of RIEDEL Networks.”

Oliver Burgdorf is an accomplished sales expert with over two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry – particularly with a focus on business customer solutions. Most recently, he was Vice President Germany – New Mobile Business at Deutsche Telekom, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of innovative mobile communication solutions for business customers for over 15 years. Earlier positions included Sales Director for Corporate Accounts at Equant, a leading provider of global communications services, which was later integrated into Orange Business Services. In this role, Oliver Burgdorf was able to further expand and deepen his international sales expertise.

The new Chief Sales Officer not only has extensive industry experience, but has also been committed to promoting young professionals and the active exchange between science and practice for many years. In close cooperation with the Sales Management Department at Ruhr University Bochum, he provides students with practical insights into the sales reality of the telecommunications industry and strengthens the transfer of knowledge between academia and industry.

“I am looking forward to working with the team to provide new impetus and continue the successful development of RIEDEL Networks,” says Oliver Burgdorf. “Today more than ever, the combination of highly secure networks and innovative security solutions is a decisive success factor for companies. My goal is to strategically expand customer relationships – both in terms of technology and partnership – and to develop customized, future-proof solutions that create real added value.”

About RIEDEL Networks:

RIEDEL Networks is a privately owned, global network provider focused on tailormade networks. We are listed in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global WAN Services as a niche provider specializing in medium-sized international companies and the media and events sector. With our own global backbone, we help companies to be networked worldwide. Our services include Internet connections, MPLS, SD-WAN, SASE, Cloud Connect, security and much more. Our customers come from various industries and appreciate quality, safety and reliability. RIEDEL Networks is a 100% owned company of the RIEDEL Communications Group in Wuppertal, Germany, and is fully privately owned by Thomas Riedel.

Agency:

Monika Köhler / Moritz Wolff

HARVARD Engage! Communications GmbH

Tel: +49 89 53 29 57 47

E-Mail: riedelnetworks@harvard.de