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Change in leadership at Visable: Patrick Sostmann to take over from Peter F. Schmid as CEO of Visable Group on January 1, 2026

Hamburg, December 2nd, 2025 – After more than 13 years at the helm of Visable, Peter F. Schmid will hand over leadership of the Visable Group to Patrick Sostmann, who has been CCO at Visable since June 2025, on January 1, 2026. Visable operates the B2B marketplaces wer liefert was (wlw) and europages. The handover at the top underscores the company's continuous development and its close partnership with Alibaba.com. Sostmann will continue to drive forward the strategy based on AI investments and user orientation, thereby expanding the B2B marketplaces into European market leaders in digital B2 ...

Alibaba.com invests in B2B platform operator Visable. Both companies intend to help European SMEs accelerate their business through digital commerce

Hamburg, 14 November 2023 – Alibaba.com, a leading platform for global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce and part of Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group, is investing in Visable GmbH, based in Hamburg, Berlin, Münster and Paris. Alibaba.com and Visable will cooperate to accelerate the growth of Visable’s B2B platforms wlw (known as "Wer liefert Was") and europages in Europe by leveraging Alibaba.com’s leadership across technology, e-commerce and experience in international expansion.

Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC) plans to invest in Visable

June 21, 2023 - Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC) has signed a definitive agreement to invest in Visable, a leading business-to-business (B2B) market platform provider and a portfolio company of Swiss private equity firm Capvis. AIDC is an independently run business group that promotes global digital commerce through its portfolio of platforms. The entity making the investment is based in Singapore. Closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory and anti-trust approvals. Financial details were not disclosed.

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Change in leadership at Visable: Patrick Sostmann to take over from Peter F. Schmid as CEO of Visable Group on January 1, 2026

Alibaba.com invests in B2B platform operator Visable. Both companies intend to help European SMEs accelerate their business through digital commerce

Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC) plans to invest in Visable

Political aid measures under the microscope: SME survey: light and shade in the relief packages

Current survey by Visable:
SMEs in crisis triad: energy costs, inflation and skills shortage

City Pact #HamburgKyiv: First project to promote economic ties starts with Visable GmbH Hamburg

Survey by Visable for „Leaders for Climate Action“ Week 2023:
Unbroken trend: SMEs continue to focus on sustainability

Annual review 2022: Visable delivers a solid performance

Despite crisis: SMEs are paying more attention to sustainability

New Message Center streamlines interaction between purchasers and suppliers

Visable strengthens its management team – David Vitrano to lead sales and marketing as new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Record year 2021: Visable reports 66 million euro turnover

Extended mobile portfolio: Visable launches dedicated supplier app

New Message Centre streamlines interaction between purchasers and suppliers

Applegate and Visable: B2B platform providers forge strategic partnership to strengthen international trade of UK-based businesses

Sandra Yönter appointed Managing Director of Visable International

Visable survey shows: A quarter of German purchasers only work with sustainable suppliers

New study by Visable questions the relevance of a presence at trade fairs for companies

From publishing house to tech company: Visable CEO Peter F. Schmid tells change story in new book

Visable and Italiaonline re-sign for 3 years

See who is visiting your site: Website Leads by Visable helps businesses acquire new customers

Sandra Yönter manages cross-location marketing activities

Despite COVID: Visable once again reports record turnover in 2020

Visable International joins forces with Kodiko in a project with a strong social impact.

Visable International strengthens its product division with the arrival of Romain Richaud as Product Manager.

B2B platform "Wer liefert was" presents itself after relaunch in a more modern design and with new features

Visable CEO Peter F. Schmid comments on EU recovery fund

One year Visable - All signs point to growth

Trend indicator for SMEs: One in five companies sees the possibility of insolvency in the near future

Visable records significantly higher demand on its B2B platform „Wer liefert was“

Every second medium-sized company already suffers from sales losses

Visable significantly increases turnover and makes 2019 the most successful year in the company's history

Procurement 4.0: wlw Connect interconnects buyers and suppliers

More strategic, more digital, more networked: the purchaser's profession is becoming increasingly demanding

Visable continues to invest in tech skills: Srikanth Achanta now leads the Software Development

Visable is Europe’s B2B Champion - New Umbrella for “Wer liefert was”, Europages and Gebraucht.de

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Deutschland
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