Company Profile

KOSATEC: Where Innovation Meets Excellence

Empowering Global Innovation: We are transforming IT distribution with intelligent technologies and three decades of expertise – so that our partners can shape the digital future.

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Founded: 1993; Garage start-up in Braunschweig
Delivery accuracy: 99,94 %; on time and in full
Employees: 220+; at four locations worldwide

The complete IT range, available immediately
Our range covers the entire spectrum of modern IT – from hardware and software to cloud solutions, accessible and available for delivery at any time.
33 years of expertise meets innovation
Since 1993, we have continuously optimised our processes and deployed state-of-the-art technologies to give our partners measurable competitive advantages.
Delivery accuracy you can count on
99.94% of our orders reach our partners on time and in full – because in your business, reliability is not an option but a prerequisite.
Partnership rather than mere distribution
We do not see ourselves as a mere product supplier, but as a strategic partner that supports you with know-how and flexible solutions.

We distribute technology to where it is needed most.

Management Board

People who take responsibility.

Andreas Sander

Founder & CEO · Chief Strategist

Andreas Sander is the founder, CEO and Chief Strategist of KOSATEC Empowering Global Innovation GmbH. Since founding the company in 1993, he has developed KOSATEC from a garage start-up with 3,000 euros of seed capital into a leading, technology-driven B2B AI-First IT distribution platform across Europe with more than 220 employees and over 12,000 business customers.

Andreas Sander stands for entrepreneurial scaling with operational depth, clear governance and a consistent focus on results. As Chief Strategist, he is responsible for the transformation of KOSATEC into an AI-First Exponential Organization. Artificial intelligence, automation and data architecture are not merely supporting tools here, but a structural component of the business model – from warehouse automation and AI agents to data-driven decision logic in management.

A central leadership principle is the Shared Language: a uniform language, understandable to both humans and AI, across all levels. He is a participant in the Owner/President Management Program (OPM64) at Harvard Business School and an active member of international leadership networks such as Abundance360, the Unicorn Society and the Forte Labs Master Prompt Enterprise Cohort.

Siegbert Wortmann

Serial Entrepreneur · Recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit · Co-Shareholder (49%)

Siegbert Wortmann is a co-shareholder of KOSATEC and one of the most influential entrepreneurial figures in the German IT industry. As founder of the WORTMANN Group, he has built an internationally successful technology company with billions in revenue and several thousand employees over the course of decades.

Siegbert Wortmann has held a 49% shareholding in KOSATEC since 2013. He does not accompany the company in an operational role, but as an independent entrepreneur, strategic sparring partner and long-term-minded co-shareholder.

Siegbert Wortmann stands for values such as reliability, down-to-earth pragmatism, honesty and entrepreneurial discipline. He was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his entrepreneurial and social commitment.

Stephan Waldvogel

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Stephan Waldvogel is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KOSATEC and is responsible for the operational backbone of the company. For more than two decades, he has significantly shaped the development of KOSATEC – with clear leadership, consistent execution and a high degree of organisational stability.

After roles in IT sales and many years of responsibility in sales management, Stephan Waldvogel gradually took on key leadership positions. In 2021, he was appointed Managing Director and COO.

As COO, Stephan Waldvogel translates strategy into operational excellence. He stands for structured processes, reliable execution and scalability in day-to-day business – particularly at the Braunschweig site. His conviction: sustainable innovation requires a stable operational foundation.

KOSATEC in figures

Adaptable for a sustainable future.

Revenue 2025: €583.4 million; Record year in the company's history
Employees: 220+; at locations worldwide
Business customers: 12.000+; Resellers, system integrators, IT & telecoms
Products: 75.000+; far beyond classic IT

KOSATEC at a glance

Full-range IT distributor – for more than 30 years.

We at KOSATEC Empowering Global Innovation GmbH have been in business for more than 32 years. Our Braunschweig headquarters houses the logistics centre, purchasing, sales, the Service Competence Center and administration on more than 15,000 m². As a full-range distributor in IT distribution, we supply our business customers across Europe with IT components every day. Our customers include retail chains, online and mail-order retailers, small and medium-sized businesses, system integrators, public-sector clients, mid-sized companies and industry.

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KC Intelligence

AI First – the intelligence layer behind every process.

At KOSATEC, artificial intelligence is not a single initiative. We do not ask how we have done things so far – but how AI can make them better, faster and smarter.

01
Artificial intelligence
AI is changing every process from procurement to customer relations and is becoming the driver of efficiency and differentiation.
02
Platform economy
Distribution is becoming a platform business: ranges grow, supply chains connect, business models scale.
03
Globalisation
We connect talent, technology and AI expertise from the most advanced innovation hubs in the world.
04
Automation
From logistics to the systems that make decisions in the background – automation is embedded in all our processes.

“AI First” Operating System

From garage start-up to AI-First organisation.

1993
Founded as a garage start-up in Braunschweig – with DM 3,000 of seed capital and a clear vision.
2008
Think big, act fast: the first in-house logistics facility is built.
2021
The €500 million revenue mark is surpassed; KOSATEC opens up to international markets.
2024
Consistent transformation towards automation, digitalisation and AI – data-driven decisions as the standard.
Heute
On the way to becoming an “AI-First Exponential Organization” – with locations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

“AI is fundamentally changing distribution – and it is our responsibility to shape this change in a way that benefits our customers. At KOSATEC, innovation is not an end in itself, but a promise.”
Andreas Sander · Gründer & CEO · Chief Strategist

Proof of Scale

2,75 Mrd. €

Cumulative revenue 2021–2025

Five years above the 500 million mark, with 2025 as a record year.

Annual revenue in € million

Our commitment

100% customer care.

Our customers expect more than distribution – a partner that takes responsibility.

01
Advisors
Experienced account managers for continuity, expertise and long-term partnership.
02
Support
Structured processes, fast response times and project-ready logistics.
03
Reliability
Consistent availability, delivery accuracy and service quality.

KC Locations

Think big. Act fast.

International presence where technology is created, sourced and innovation is driven forward.

Headquarters · Germany
Braunschweig
Operational headquarters with sales, purchasing and logistics on 18,000 m², service and finance.
Strategic hub
Dubai
Impetus for KOSATEC from one of the most innovative hubs in the world.
Development · AI services
Ho-Chi-Minh-City
Software development, AI and platform know-how, building local tech expertise.
Strategic purchasing
Hongkong
Procurement location for global purchasing and supplier management in Asia.