Selim Akyol takes over Molinoteq completely
Molinoteq, a full-service provider specializing in digital transformation, is completing a management buy-out. Selim Akyol, operational managing director and co-founder, is taking over the company completely from the previous investor Andreas Knöpfli. With 22 employees and over 200 customers, Molinoteq has already implemented more than 450 projects in the DACH region and Serbia.
Molinoteq, a full-service provider specializing in the digital transformation of marketing and business processes, is setting the course for an owner-managed future with a management buy-out. As part of the succession plan, Selim Akyol, the operational managing director and co-founder of the company, is taking over the company completely from the previous investor Andreas Knöpfli.
Selim Akyol has been the driving force behind Molinoteq's development from a specialized service provider to a pioneer in digital marketing and AI solutions. With a team of 22 employees and over 200 customers, the company has already successfully implemented more than 450 projects in the DACH region and Serbia. With the change of ownership, Akyol is now assuming full strategic, financial and operational responsibility.
Healthy and fast-growing company
Andreas Knöpfli, who founded the company and has been an investor since its inception, is handing over a healthy and fast-growing company: «Molinoteq is the result of Selim Akyol's visionary work. As an investor, it was important to me to provide the framework for this development. Now the time has come to hand over the company completely into the hands of the man who lives Molinoteq every day.»
For Selim Akyol, whose expertise in software engineering and performance marketing forms the foundation of the company, the management buy-out marks the start of the next growth phase: «Molinoteq has been a project close to my heart from day one. Now we want to consistently expand our pioneering role in the orchestration of AI solutions.»
Nothing will change operationally for the more than 200 customers and employees. The owner-managed structure ensures continuity while at the same time strengthening innovation in core areas such as the «Marketing Command Center».
Voices from the market
«Molinoteq has established itself as an absolutely competent and reliable partner for our training ecosystems. Selim Akyol combines top-level technological expertise with digital marketing, taking it to the next level. With him as strategic leader, I am convinced that Molinoteq is taking an important next step to be optimally equipped for the future. I am very much looking forward to our continued collaboration,» explains Evelyn Leu, founder of Lifturskill.
«Molinoteq has been a central pillar and an indispensable and reliable partner in the digital transformation of Thommen Watches, which was founded in 1853, for five years,» says co-owner and CEO Andreas Thommen.
«Golf Meggen stands for tradition and quality, and we needed a partner who could translate this into the digital world. Molinoteq convinced us with their innovative strength and reliability. Selim Akyol and his team are an indispensable source of inspiration for our digital marketing campaigns,» says Beat Schuler, Managing Director of Golf Meggen.
Molinoteq, founded in 2020 and based in Wangen-Brüttisellen, specializes in the digital transformation of marketing and business processes. Its core competence is the targeted orchestration of state-of-the-art AI technologies in the areas of web engineering and digital marketing, taking into account the specific customer context.
