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Tilman Au

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Managing Director @ Conclusion DACH at Conclusion
📍 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Tilman Au is the Managing Director of Conclusion DACH and CEO of diva-e, specializing in scaling digital service companies through a "buy-and-build" strategy, for which he won an M&A award. An entrepreneur since 1998, he studied economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Outside of his corporate roles, Tilman serves on the Supervisory Board for the football club 1. FSV Mainz 05. He is also a business angel, investing in digital media and marketing startups through his personal investment firm, LOML Investment.

Unique fact: In 2005, he co-founded sternefresser. de, which has become a leading food blog for high-end restaurant reviews in German-speaking countries.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Managing Director @ Conclusion DACH
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Buy-and-Build Strategy
He is an expert in this model, having used it to create diva-e and winning an international M&A award for its implementation.
Private Equity Growth
He has extensive experience partnering with private equity funds to rapidly scale his companies, a topic he frequently discusses in interviews and podcasts.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Managing Director @ Conclusion DACH
Conclusion
7-2020
Chief Executive Officer
diva-e Digital Value Excellence GmbH
1-2016 - 7-2020
Co-CEO
diva-e Digital Value Excellence GmbH
11-2024
Aufsichtsratsmitglied
1. FSV Mainz 05 e.V.
6-2014 - 1-2016
Founder
Startup Netzwerk Rheinland Pfalz
In the press

Media appearances

Conclusion names diva-e leader Tilman Au as boss of new DACH business unit. Featured in Consultancy.eu
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Education
Wirtschaftwissenschaften
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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