Peer Heinz Alfred Knauer
Président chez Globalways GmbH
Profil
Prior to working with Searchlight as a Senior Advisor, Mr. Knauer spent over 20 years in various roles in the telecom and media industries.
Mr. Knauer is founder of Tropolys, later Versatel.
He served as CEO of the company and its predecessor entities from 1997 to 2009 and as Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board from 2010 to 2014, until its sale to United Internet.
While at Versatel, Mr. Knauer transformed the company from a regional CLEC to a nationwide fiber-based service provider for corporates and consumers.
Additionally, he was President of Breko Federal Association of Broadband Communication from 2004 to 2008 and President of VATM Association of Alternative Telecom Providers from 2013 to 2014.
Prior to Versatel, Mr. Knauer built a telecommunication hardware business which he sold to Deutsche Telekom in 1996.
Mr. Knauer is currently invested in and Chairman of the Advisory Boards of Deutsche Glasfaser and Globalways.
Mr. Knauer served on the boards of WMF, Pepcom and Blohm+Voss.
Mr. Knauer obtained a degree in Business Administration (Dipl-Kfm.) from the Westfälische Wilhelms-University in Münster.
Postes actifs de Peer Heinz Alfred Knauer
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Globalways GmbH
 Globalways GmbH Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Globalways AG provides data processing and hosting services. It offers internet, location networking, data center coupling, and telephony services. The company was founded by Johannes Pichler, Wolfgang Kaufmann and Markus Binder in 2001 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. | Président | - |
EOLO SpA
 EOLO SpA BroadcastingConsumer Services EOLO SpA provides Internet connectivity solutions. It specializes in broadband installation and fiber optic connection for domestic and corporate use. The company was founded by Luca Spada in 2006 and is headquartered in Busto Arsizio, Italy. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Searchlight Capital Partners LP /New York/
 Searchlight Capital Partners LP /New York/ Investment ManagersFinance Searchlight Capital Partners LP (Searchlight Capital Partners) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Erol Uzumeri, and Oliver Haarmann. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Toronto. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH
 Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH provides broadband services. It offers glass fiber, DG router, router, and speedtest. The company is headquartered in Borken, Germany. | Président | - |
Anciens postes connus de Peer Heinz Alfred Knauer
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Versatel Holding GmbH
 Versatel Holding GmbH Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Versatel Holding GmbH provides telecommunications services. It offers data, voice, fixed data lines, value-added services and internet services for business and private customers in the provinces of Baden-Wurttemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein as well as in Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Berlin. It's product portfolio includes IP VPN, ISDN and DSL solutions. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | President | 06/09/2007 |
TROPOLYS GmbH
 TROPOLYS GmbH Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications TROPOLYS GmbH provides telecommunications services. It is an independent provider made up of five city carriers namely TeleBel, Citykom Munster, CNE Telecommunication, TeleLev and MEOCOM and has a combined network of dark fiber running throughout the state of North Rhine Westphalia. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany. | Directeur Général | 02/08/2006 |
Blohm + Voss BV & Co. KG
 Blohm + Voss BV & Co. KG Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Blohm + Voss BV & Co. KG provides ship building and repairing services. It specializes in merchant vessels, offshore units, passenger ships and yachts. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Pepcom, Inc.
 Pepcom, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pepcom, Inc. operates technology showcase events. The private company is based in Delray Beach, FL. The company was founded by Jon Pepper. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Novotergum Holding AG
 Novotergum Holding AG Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Novotergum Holding AG provides medical outpatient therapy services. The company is based in Germany. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Formation de Peer Heinz Alfred Knauer
| University of Münster | Undergraduate Degree |
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1&1 Versatel GmbH
 1&1 Versatel GmbH Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications 1&1 Versatel GmbH engages in the provision of telecommunication services for small, medium-sized, and large enterprises, public institutions, communities, and municipal companies. It offers telephone, Internet, mobile, hosting, voice and site networking, personal consulting, email and web protection services. The firm also manages and develops a fiber network infrastructure. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Communications |
WMF AG
 WMF AG Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing WMF AG manufactures tableware kitchenware products for end consumers and fully automated professional coffee machines for commercial use. It operates through the following business units: WMF Retail, Consumer Goods, Consumer Electric, Professional Hotel Equipment, and Coffee Machines. The WMF Retail business markets domestic goods for the kitchen and home from the Group brands WMF, alfi, Auerhahn, Kaiser and Silit. The Consumer goods business unit covers domestic goods for the kitchen and home produced by WMF and procured from third parties via specialist trade. The Consumer Electric segment trades in all electrical products for private households marketed under the WMF brand. The Coffee machine business unit comprises the development, production and distribution of fully automated coffee machines fro the catering and hotel industries, restaurant chains and offices. The Professional Hotel Equipment segment stands for high-quality cutlery and table and serving ware for the upmarket hotel and catering industries. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Geislingen, Germany. | Producer Manufacturing |
TROPOLYS GmbH
TROPOLYS GmbH Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications TROPOLYS GmbH provides telecommunications services. It is an independent provider made up of five city carriers namely TeleBel, Citykom Munster, CNE Telecommunication, TeleLev and MEOCOM and has a combined network of dark fiber running throughout the state of North Rhine Westphalia. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany. | Communications |
Versatel Holding GmbH
Versatel Holding GmbH Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Versatel Holding GmbH provides telecommunications services. It offers data, voice, fixed data lines, value-added services and internet services for business and private customers in the provinces of Baden-Wurttemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein as well as in Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Berlin. It's product portfolio includes IP VPN, ISDN and DSL solutions. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Communications |
Pepcom, Inc.
Pepcom, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pepcom, Inc. operates technology showcase events. The private company is based in Delray Beach, FL. The company was founded by Jon Pepper. | Commercial Services |
Novotergum Holding AG
Novotergum Holding AG Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Novotergum Holding AG provides medical outpatient therapy services. The company is based in Germany. | Health Services |
Searchlight Capital Partners LP /New York/
Searchlight Capital Partners LP /New York/ Investment ManagersFinance Searchlight Capital Partners LP (Searchlight Capital Partners) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Erol Uzumeri, and Oliver Haarmann. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Toronto. | Finance |
Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH
Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH provides broadband services. It offers glass fiber, DG router, router, and speedtest. The company is headquartered in Borken, Germany. | Communications |
Globalways GmbH
Globalways GmbH Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Globalways AG provides data processing and hosting services. It offers internet, location networking, data center coupling, and telephony services. The company was founded by Johannes Pichler, Wolfgang Kaufmann and Markus Binder in 2001 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. | Communications |
EOLO SpA
EOLO SpA BroadcastingConsumer Services EOLO SpA provides Internet connectivity solutions. It specializes in broadband installation and fiber optic connection for domestic and corporate use. The company was founded by Luca Spada in 2006 and is headquartered in Busto Arsizio, Italy. | Consumer Services |
Blohm + Voss BV & Co. KG
Blohm + Voss BV & Co. KG Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Blohm + Voss BV & Co. KG provides ship building and repairing services. It specializes in merchant vessels, offshore units, passenger ships and yachts. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. | Producer Manufacturing |
