London, October 2026 – Renovata is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Dosch as Managing Director & Chief Revenue Officer at Avendis, the Synova-backed managed IT services platform for Germany’s Mittelstand and public sector. Alex joins as the business begins its first phase of growth as an independent company, bringing more than 25 years of commercial leadership in IT services, cloud infrastructure and enterprise software across the German market.
About Avendis
Avendis, formerly Allgeier IT Services, provides managed IT services across cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and AI to mid-market organisations and public sector clients, operating from ten locations in Germany. Synova acquired the business from Allgeier SE in October 2025, and it began trading as Avendis in March 2026.
Led by CEO Marc Oleschkewitz, Avendis aims to become a leading IT services platform in Germany, growing organically and through acquisition. It has a particular focus on organisations facing NIS2, KRITIS and DORA compliance requirements.
The role
As Managing Director & Chief Revenue Officer, Alex is responsible for Avendis’ commercial organisation, covering new business, account growth and partner channels. He joins as the business scales under new ownership and puts in place the commercial structure for a buy-and-build strategy. Working closely with Marc Oleschkewitz and the executive team, he will lead a go-to-market model that brings new customers, existing accounts and acquired businesses into one commercial engine.
Alex Dosch
Alex has spent most of his career scaling IT services and software businesses in Germany. As Chief Sales Officer and a member of the board at plusserver, he grew revenue from €30m to €110m in three years through new logo acquisition, account expansion and M&A, winning accounts including Ströer, ProSiebenSat.1 and Zalando. He then became VP Corporate Development & PMI, leading the integration of acquired companies and working with the business’s private equity investors on value creation.
He joins Avendis from Retarus, where he was most recently SVP Sales Global, running the European and US sales organisation. Before that, as SVP Sales DACH, he rebuilt the region’s go-to-market around vertical propositions, and DACH revenue grew by around 90%. Earlier, he built Retarus’ direct sales organisation in Germany, and before that spent more than a decade at Telefónica Germany, where he led Corporate Sales South and developed enterprise accounts including BMW and MTU.
Renovata’s perspective
This critical search called for a commercial leader who could build a structured, repeatable revenue engine in a business known for strong customer relationships, and then integrate acquired companies into it. Alex has done both in the German IT services market, and has done it alongside private equity investors.
“Alex has scaled an IT services platform, integrated what it acquired and done it alongside private equity. I look forward to seeing the tremendous impact he will have at Avendis.”— Lucy Brealy, Partner, Renovata
Frequently asked questions
Who is the Managing Director & Chief Revenue Officer of Avendis?
Alex Dosch, appointed in 2026. He joins from Retarus, where he was SVP Sales Global.
Which executive search firm appointed Avendis’ Chief Revenue Officer?
Renovata. The search was led by Partner Lucy Brealy.
What is Avendis?
Avendis, formerly Allgeier IT Services, is a managed IT services platform for Germany’s Mittelstand and public sector, covering cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and AI. It is backed by Synova.
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