Vitali Harwardt

Mr. Harwardt is an accomplished finance leader with nearly two decades of experience across private equity, listed companies and global operations. He brings a strong track record in capital markets, M&A, tax and strategic finance in multi-jurisdictional environments.

Most recently, Mr. Harwardt served as Managing Director & CFO at EMH Partners, a leading European private equity firm with $1.8 billion in assets under management, where he led finance, accounting, valuation, tax, and risk functions while supporting portfolio company performance and investment activities. Previously, he held the position of Group CFO at Pictus Capital, a technology investment firm with a global portfolio. His public company experience includes serving as Head of Group Accounting, Tax & Reporting at Scout24 AG, an MDAX-listed technology company, and a senior finance role at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, a major European media and technology corporation. He began his career at Deloitte and KPMG, where he managed large-scale finance transformation projects and M&A transactions.

Mr. Harwardt holds an MBA from Freie Universität Berlin and is both a qualified Chartered Accountant and Tax Advisor.