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Bechtle

Logo: Bechtle AG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German IT company founded in 19831

Bechtle AG is a multinational technology company with a business model combining information technology services with the direct sale of hardware and software IT products, as well as the operation and maintenance of IT infrastructure for industrial customers and public-sector clients. The Bechtle Group is headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, and organised into multiple parent and holding companies. The company has 70 locations in german-speaking regions and trading companies in 14 European countries.2 Its chief executive is Thomas Olemotz (since 2010).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded1
  • Industryinformation technology1
  • HeadquartersNeckarsulm1
  • Websitewww.bechtle.com
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
  • LEI529900HA2QT774RUXW593
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBechtle Platz 1, 74172 Neckarsulm, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Stuttgart, HRB 1085813

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Photo: Joachim Köhler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Bechtle AG is a multinational technology company with a business model combining information technology services with the direct sale of hardware and software IT products, as well as the operation and maintenance of IT infrastructure for industrial customers and public-sector clients. The Bechtle Group is headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, and organised into multiple parent and holding companies.2

Corporate structure

Bechtle sits at the top of its group. 48 entities, 14 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Bechtle Neckarsulm, Germany
    • MODUS Consult Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
    • Bechtle Management B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Maastricht, Netherlands
    • MAGNETIC MEDIA NETWORK S.P.A. Subsidiary · 100% · Trezzo Sull Adda, Italy
    • PQR B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Utrecht, Netherlands
    • APIXIT Subsidiary · Les Ulis, France
    • Bechtle Subsidiary · Pelt, Belgium
    • Bechtle Austria GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • Bechtle B.V. Subsidiary · Eindhoven, Netherlands
    • Bechtle Clouds GmbH Subsidiary · Neckarsulm, Germany
    • BECHTLE COMSOFT Subsidiary · Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
    • BECHTLE DIRECT Subsidiary · Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
    • Bechtle direct AG Subsidiary · Rotkreuz, Switzerland
    • Bechtle direct GmbH Subsidiary · Neckarsulm, Germany
    • Bechtle direct Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
    • BECHTLE DIRECT LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin 18, Ireland
    • BECHTLE DIRECT POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Wroclaw, Poland
    • BECHTLE DIRECT S.R.L. - G.M.B.H. Subsidiary · Bolzano, Italy
    • Bechtle direct s.r.o. Subsidiary · Praha 4 - Braník, Czechia
    • Bechtle Financial Services AG Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • Bechtle GmbH Subsidiary · Stuttgart, Germany
    • Bechtle GmbH Subsidiary · Gaildorf, Germany
    • Bechtle GmbH Subsidiary · Ulm, Germany
    • Bechtle GmbH Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • Bechtle GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Bechtle GmbH Subsidiary · Köln, Germany
    • and 22 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Bechtle was first established in 1983 by former Heilbronn University students Klaus von Jan, Ralf Klenk and Gerhard Schick. Its first operations were set up in a small shop in Heilbronn. In 1995, the company reached a milestone with revenues exceeding 100 million German Mark (approx. €51 million as of January 2001) and began trading over the internet.

At Bechtle's IPO on 30 March 2000, the stock was listed on the Neuer Markt segment of Germany's stock exchange Deutsche Börse, and has been listed on the TecDax since 2004. In 2012, revenues exceeded €2bn for the first time. In August 2018, Bechtle concluded a framework agreement with the Bundeswehr. From 24 September 2018, the share is listed in the MDAX in addition to the TecDAX. In mid-October 2018, Bechtle AG won a software tender from the EU Commission for the supply of software up to 2025 with a volume of 52 million euros per year. In November 2022, it was announced Bechtle had acquired the Northampton-headquartered cybersecurity, managed IT and cloud service specialists, ACS Systems.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bechtle, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Bechtle, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Thomas Olemotz2010–now
1990200020102020

Products and brands

The group's activities are organised into two business segments under dedicated executive management:

The IT Systemhaus & Managed Services segment spans all service business activities with service units and specialised competence centres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

The IT E-commerce segment covers a portfolio of some 70,000 IT products sold via online shops, catalogues and telesales under the brands ARP, Bechtle direct and Comsoft direct

From Wikipedia’s article on Bechtle, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2010New chief executive Thomas Olemotz becomes CEO1
  2. 1983Founded Founded1

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