DIGITEC, a multi-asset pricing technology and workflow automation provider, has appointed Matthis Schneegass as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, effective immediately. Based in Hamburg, Schneegass reports to CEO Peer Joost and becomes the company’s tenth hire in 2026. He joins as DIGITEC pursues strategic growth initiatives backed by PE investor EMH Partners.
- Previous role: Chief Financial Officer, PINKTUM (SaaS scale-up)
- Prior experience: Nine years at Engel & Völkers, including CFO for the Americas and Director of Group Finance and Strategy
- Market position: DIGITEC serves more than 50% of Euromoney Top 50 FX trading firms globally
Schneegass brings experience scaling international businesses through transformation and growth phases. At PINKTUM, he initially served as Chief Operating Officer before transitioning to CFO, overseeing finance, business development, and revenue operations. During his tenure at global real estate agent Engel & Völkers, he collaborated with leading private equity investors on value creation strategies and held senior finance and strategy positions across multiple regions.
I am pleased to have joined DIGITEC at an exciting time of strategic growth and new product development. As financial markets rapidly evolve to a more electronic structure DIGITEC will continue to enhance its services to ensure that it exceeds client expectations while delivering on its ambitious growth plans and retaining a strong financial position.
– Matthis Schneegass, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, DIGITEC
Matthis is our tenth hire of 2026, and we are very happy to welcome him to our growing team. His experience of financial management and value creation during periods of company transformation and growth is particularly relevant, as is his knowledge of working in PE backed firms. He will leverage this knowledge to enable DIGITEC to achieve its next phase of growth, in collaboration with EMH Partners.
– Peer Joost, Chief Executive Officer, DIGITEC
DIGITEC operates offices in Hamburg, London, and Singapore, serving 50+ bank clients across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. The company provides SaaS solutions for FX Swaps, Forwards, NDFs, Money Markets, Crypto, and Precious Metals, with award-winning platforms including the D3 Pricing Engine, D3 OMS, and data feeds developed in partnership with 360T.
Peer Joost, Chief Executive Officer at DIGITEC. Source: LinkedIn
Matthis Schneegass, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director at DIGITEC. Source: LinkedIn
