Median Group appoints new CFO

Priory Group owner and pan-European mental health and rehabilitation provider Median Group has appointed Dr Christian Göseke as group CFO.

Göseke (pictured) joins the group management team with responsibility for finance and controlling, legal and compliance, IT, M&A and ESG. He succeeds Matthias Oehmicke.

He was most recently group CFO at Arriva, where he was involved in the company’s sale from Deutsche Bahn AG to a private equity firm. Prior to this, he served as group CFO at Swissport International AG, where he led financing and refinancing activities totalling €1.4bn.

His previous roles also include managing director at Gate Gourmet, part of Gate Group, and a senior leadership position at Wincanton during the sale of its overseas business to Rhenus AG. He began his career at McKinsey & Company.

Median Group operates 400 facilities in the UK, Germany and Spain.

Median Group CEO Philipp Schulte-Noelle said: ‘I am pleased to welcome Christian to the Median Group. He brings with him a wealth of experience gained within international organisations, and has a proven track record in effectively managing complex transactions, large scale financing structures and capital market communications. I look forward to working closely together with Christian as we move into this next phase in Median Group’s development.’

Göseke said: ‘I am proud to join Median Group and its dedicated teams who make a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and residents every day. I am looking forward to contributing to the Group’s continued success and growth.’